Word of the Day - bascule

bascule
(also bascule bridge)

/ˈbaskjuːl/
noun
1 A type of bridge with a section which can be raised and lowered using counterweights.
1.1 A movable section of road forming part of a bascule bridge.

Origin
Late
19th century: earlier denoting a lever apparatus of which one end is
raised while the other is lowered, from French (earlier bacule),
‘see-saw’, from battre ‘to bump’ + cul ‘buttocks’.

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Bob pedaled along on his bicycle until he reached the bascule bridge. He crossed the slippery span, in its down position, on foot, pushing the bike, Then he continued rolling on home.