noun🔗Share 吊桥，起重桥。 A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers"The drawbridge operated using a bascule system, allowing ships to pass underneath when the road deck was raised. "这座吊桥采用平衡式吊桥系统运作，当桥面升起时，船只就可以从下方通过。architecturebuildingdevicemachinestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share后膛铰链, 炮闩。 The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber."The hunter carefully opened the bascule of his shotgun to load two shells. "猎人小心地打开了猎枪的后膛铰链，装入了两发弹壳。weaponpartmachinemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
