cantilevers

Definition of cantileversnext
plural of cantilever

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Noun
  • No Route 66 road trip is complete without a stop at the First Original McDonald’s Museum in San Bernardino, California, a veritable shrine to the golden arches.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Named after Austrian engineer Josef Melan, the design, which allowed for faster construction, incorporated arched steel beams supporting concrete arches that supported the bridge’s structure.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Three journalists who covered the announcement of the brackets in 1979, 1980 and 1981 recalled the informality.
    Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Divisions range from 18 and older to special brackets for players over 35, 50 and 60.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The monument features 22-foot columns carved with images of community heroes and mentors.
    Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
    Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
  • With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Cantilevers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilevers. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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