cantilevers

noun

plural of cantilever
as in arches

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  1. arches
  2. brackets
  3. columns
  4. pilasters
Noun
  • Cook actually thinks that Washington should have three arches.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The brick arches of Shields Hall, Notre Dame’s palatial new football facility, are supposed to make this 162,032-square-foot sports shrine mesh with the rest of campus.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of arches
Noun
  • Best definite recommends of 66% and 67% are respectively coming from the 25-34 and 45-54 age brackets.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Braking performance comes courtesy of Gale Speed calipers, a Kustom Tech master cylinder, and custom in-house caliper brackets.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of brackets
Noun
  • All told, there were 17 stories and columns about the 9/11 attacks in the issue.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The work’s top levels depict human and mythological figures arranged between rows of columns; below them is a detailed rendering of a port city.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
Definition of pilasters
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