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cantilever

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

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