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Term of the Road Dictionary

drawbridge2

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Bridges
  • Definition : Movable bridge where the span hinges up about a horizontal axis as it is lifted by hangers from an overhead counterweight beam (''rocker beam'').

Klappbrücke mit obenliegenden Gewichten

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Brücken
  • Definition : Eine bewegliche Brücke, bei der die Öffnung sich um eine horizontale Achse aufwärts dreht, wobei sie von Hängegliedern von einem über Kopf befindlichen Gegengewicht gehoben wird.
  • Synonyms : Zugbrücke