Phrase guide

bascule bridge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: drawbridge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drawbridge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lifting bridge, movable bridge, bridge, infrastructure

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pont basculant — type of movable bridge
  • Danish: klapbro — type of movable bridge
  • Dutch: basculebrug — type of movable bridge
  • Finnish: läppäsilta — type of movable bridge
  • French: pont basculant — type of movable bridge
  • German: Klappbrücke — type of movable bridge
  • Hungarian: felnyíló híd — type of movable bridge
  • Icelandic: vængjabrú — type of movable bridge
  • Korean: 도개교 (dogaegyo) — type of movable bridge
  • Polish: most zwodzony — type of movable bridge
  • Portuguese: ponte basculante — type of movable bridge
  • Romanian: pod basculant — type of movable bridge
  • Russian: раскрыва́ющийся мост (raskryvájuščijsja most) — type of movable bridge
  • Russian: разводно́й мост (razvodnój most) — type of movable bridge
  • Russian: подъёмный мост (podʺjómnyj most) — type of movable bridge
  • Spanish: puente basculante — type of movable bridge
  • Sundanese: ᮞᮞᮊ᮪ ᮃᮀᮊᮒ᮪ (sasak angkat) — type of movable bridge
  • Swedish: klaffbro — type of movable bridge