CANTILEVER
\kˈantɪlˌiːvə], \kˈantɪlˌiːvə], \k_ˈa_n_t_ɪ_l_ˌiː_v_ə]\
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projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
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construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed; "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings"
By Princeton University
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projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
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construct such that only one end is fixed; as of girders and beams
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A bracket or block projecting from the wall of a house, to support a balcony, cornice, etc.; a form of bridge truss, usually supported on a pier, balanced and projecting towards a similar truss on the opposite side of the space bridged, with which it is connected directly or by a girder. Also, cantalever.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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