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cantilever

[kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er] / ˈkæn tlˌi vər, -ˌɛv ər /






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I love this house at 10 o’clock because of the cantilever and the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Giant cantilever cranes date from the beginning of the 20th Century, when Scotland led the world in shipbuilding and engineering.

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

There was a thin whispering round us as the night breezes blew through steel stay and cantilever, a faint humming noise like that of some gigantic �olian harp.

From The City in the Clouds by Gull, C. Ranger




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