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cantilever
noun(can-ti-le-ver)
a projecting beam or member supported at only one end: such as
cantilever
noun(can-ti-le-ver)
a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice
cantilever
noun(can-ti-le-ver)
either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other and that when joined directly or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilever bridge
cantilever
verb(can-ti-le-ver)
to support by a cantilever
cantilever
verb(can-ti-le-ver)
to build as a cantilever
cantilever
verb(can-ti-le-ver)
to project as a cantilever
cantilever
noun(can-ti-le-ver)
a bridge that uses projecting beams (called cantilevers) to support the main part

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