Cantilever - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkæntɪliːvər|
Brit.
|ˈkæntɪliːvə|
noun
- projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
verb
- project as a cantilever
- construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
- construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings
Extra examples
The porch is supported by steel cantilevers.
The balcony cantilevers over the terrace below.
Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings
Word forms
noun
singular: cantilever
plural: cantilevers
singular: cantilever
plural: cantilevers
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