What is the meaning of cantilever?

noun

  • Projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only.

verb

  • Project as a cantilever.
  • Construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed.
    • usage: "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings"
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