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bascule bridge

bascule bridge noun: a movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.

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Noun

bascule bridge (plural bascule bridges)

  1. A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.
    • Near-synonym: drawbridge
    Synonyms:
    drawbridge

bascule bridge meaning in Tamil

bascule bridge in Tamil

இராட்டணப்பாலம்

Synonyms of bascule bridge

Forms of bascule bridge

pluralbascule bridges

Questions about bascule bridge

What does bascule bridge mean?
Bascule bridge means a movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.
What is bascule bridge in Tamil?
Bascule bridge in Tamil is இராட்டணப்பாலம். See Bascule bridge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bascule bridge?
Bascule bridge is a noun.
What is the plural of bascule bridge?
The plural of bascule bridge is bascule bridges.

Words near bascule bridge in the dictionary

  1. basculates
  2. basculating
  3. basculation
  4. basculations
  5. bascule
  6. bascule bridge
  7. bascule bridges
  8. bascules
  9. Basden
  10. Basdens
  11. Basdeo

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