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Bascule

UK
/ˈbæskjuːl/
US
/ˈbæskjul/
ru

Translation of "bascule" into Russian

bascule
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈbæskjuːl/
US
/ˈbæskjul/
bascule
bascules pl
подъемный мост
The bascule was raised to allow the ship to pass through.
Подъемный мост был поднят, чтобы позволить кораблю пройти.
Additional translations
рычажные весы
bascule
Verb
raiting
UK
/ˈbæskjuːl/
US
/ˈbæskjul/
bascule
bascules
basculled Past Simple / Past Participle
basculing Gerund
basculed Past Simple / Past Participle
The bridge will bascule to allow the ship to pass.
Мост будет опрокидываться, чтобы позволить кораблю пройти.

Definitions

bascule
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈbæskjuːl/
US
/ˈbæskjul/
A type of bridge with a movable section that is counterbalanced by weights.
The bascule bridge opened to allow the tall ship to pass through the canal.
A device or structure that operates on the principle of a seesaw or balance.
The engineer explained how the bascule mechanism worked to lift the heavy gate.
The arched shape a horse makes with its body while clearing a jump.
The horse showed an impressive bascule over the oxer.
bascule
Verb
raiting
UK
/ˈbæskjuːl/
US
/ˈbæskjul/
To move in a manner similar to a seesaw, where one end rises as the other falls.
The drawbridge began to bascule, allowing the ship to pass through.
bascule
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˈbæskjuːl/
US
/ˈbæskjul/
Relating to or operating on the principle of a bascule; counterbalanced and pivoting.
The engineers installed a bascule span to replace the old fixed section.

Idioms and phrases

bascule bridge
The city built a new bascule bridge over the river.
подъемный мост
Город построил новый подъемный мост через реку.
double-leaf bascule
The engineers are designing a double-leaf bascule for the harbor.
двустворчатый разводной мост
Инженеры проектируют двустворчатый разводной мост для гавани.
single-leaf bascule
A single-leaf bascule allows ships to pass through the canal.
одностворчатый разводной мост
Одностворчатый разводной мост позволяет кораблям проходить через канал.
bascule mechanism
The bascule mechanism is essential for the bridge's operation.
механизм на весах
Механизм на весах необходим для работы моста.
move a bascule
It takes just a few minutes to move a bascule during rush hour.
поднять/опустить разводной мост
Во время часа пик требуется всего несколько минут, чтобы поднять разводной мост.

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