cantilever
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The four giant cantilever cranes beside the River Clyde are iconic structures.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
When the cantilever is placed on one of the nanoparticles, a current is passed through its tip to measure the conductivity.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2024
Columns sway back and forth, like a cantilever swing, creating ample space for large groups to walk through.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
She points out the ways in which the river’s embankments could be reimagined: with garden-covered steps or with a cantilever boardwalk.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
It is built on the cantilever and central girder system, the principle of which is that of "stable equilibrium," its own weight helping to balance it more firmly in position.
From Shepp's Photographs of the World by Shepp, James W.
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