bascule

noun bas·cule \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

French, seesaw

First Known Use: 1678

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