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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as bascule, 2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Fort.) See bascule.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun In fortification, a kind of portcullis or gate, made like a pitfall, with a counterpoise, and supported by two large stakes.

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