cantilever

¹can·ti·le·ver

noun \ˈkan-tə-ˌlē-vər, -ˌle-\

Definition of CANTILEVER

: a projecting beam or member supported at only one end: as a : a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice b : 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

Examples of CANTILEVER

1. The porch is supported by steel cantilevers.

Origin of CANTILEVER

perhaps from ³cant + -i- + lever

First Known Use: 1667

Other Civil Engineering Terms

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Rhymes with CANTILEVER

disbeliever, eager beaver, misbeliever, true believer, unbeliever, wide receiver