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cantilever noun [ ˈkantɪliːvə ]

• a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction.

cantilever verb

• support by a cantilever or cantilevers.
• "a glass and stone box is cantilevered over the street"
Origin: mid 17th century: of unknown origin.


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