Main Entry: ¹can·ti·le·ver

Pronunciation: \ˈkan-tə-ˌlē-vər, -ˌle-\

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from ³cant + -i- + lever

Date: 1667

: 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