bascule
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
bascules
- 1.
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
- 2.
(firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
Nguồn gốc từ
From French bascule, from earlier French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French battre + cul, from Latin battuō (beat) + cul (bottom).