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cantilever

noun verb

projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
R
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only

verb

  1. construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed

    “Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings”

verb

  1. project as a cantilever

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Example Sentences

Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings
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