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cantilever definition

can·ti·lever (kant′'l ē′vər, -ev′ər)

noun

  1. a large bracket or block projecting from a wall to support a balcony, cornice, etc.
  2. a projecting beam or structure supported at only one end, that is anchored as to a pier or wall

Etymology: as if < cant + -i- + lever, but < ?

transitive verb

to support by means of cantilevers

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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