bascule
bas·cule
noun \ˈbas-(ˌ)kyül\Definition of BASCULE
: an apparatus or structure (as a drawbridge) in which one end is counterbalanced by the other on the principle of the seesaw or by weights
Origin of BASCULE
French, seesaw
First Known Use: 1678
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