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cantilever
noun
- a large bracket or block projecting from a wall to support a balcony, cornice, etc.
- a projecting beam or structure supported at only one end, that is anchored as to a pier or wall
transitive verb
to support by means of cantilevers
Related Forms:
- cantilevered adjective
See cantilever in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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