bascule.
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
Meaning & usage
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
Where this word comes from
From French bascule, from earlier French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French battre + cul, from Latin battuō (“beat”) + cul (“bottom”).
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