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bascule-bridge

bas·cule-bridge
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bas-kyool brij]
    • /ˈbæs kyul brɪdʒ/
    • /ˈbæskjuːl brɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bas-kyool brij]
    • /ˈbæs kyul brɪdʒ/

Definition of bascule-bridge word

  • noun bascule-bridge a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight. 1
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Origin of bascule-bridge

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; French: name for a number of seesawlike mechanical devices, Middle French bacule, noun derivative of baculer to strike on the buttocks (probably orig., to land on one's buttocks), equivalent to bas down (see base2) + -culer, verbal derivative of cul rump, buttocks (see culet); -s- by false analysis as bas(se) adj. + cule taken as a feminine noun

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bascule-bridge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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