bascule
Syllabification: (bas·cule)
Pronunciation: /ˈbaskyo͞ol/
(also bascule bridge)
Definition of bascule
noun
Origin:
late 19th century: earlier denoting a lever apparatus of which one end is raised while the other is lowered, from French (earlier bacule), 'seesaw', from battre 'to bump' + cul 'buttocks'