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cantilever(encyclopedia)
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cantilever bridge(medicine)
Cantilever bridge(health)

cantilever (iou)



cantilever noun. M17.
[Origin unkn.]
A long projecting bracket supporting a balcony, cornice, etc. M17.
A long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, esp. in bridge-construction. M19.
Comb.: cantilever bridge: with piers each of which has two cantilevers, and long girders connecting the cantilevers of adjacent piers.
cantilevered adjective projecting like or supported by a cantilever E20.