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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tlˌi vər, -ˌɛv ər



Definition of cantilevers

Origin :
  • 1660s, probably from cant (n.2) + lever, but earliest form (c.1610) was cantlapper. First element also might be Spanish can "dog," architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested. Related: Cantilevered.
  • As in beam : noun length of material used as support
  • As in bracket : noun support
  • As in brace : noun support
  • As in rafter : noun beam
Example sentences :
  • The Eads Bridge was practically a double series of cantilevers balancing on the towers.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Inventors » by Russell Doubleday
  • The girders over the second and fourth spans are extended as cantilevers over the adjoining spans.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
  • The middle girders are 120 ft. in length and attached to the cantilevers by links.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
  • The centre girder may be built on the cantilevers and rolled into place or lifted from the water-level.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
  • As the old watchman again raised the cantilevers, Penny studied his every move.
  • Extract from : « Danger at the Drawbridge » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • A boat with a high cabin could not possibly go through when the cantilevers were down.
  • Extract from : « Danger at the Drawbridge » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • These pipes acted as cantilevers, and were in two parts, a 2½-in.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • The cantilevers rest on two gigantic steel towers, standing on massive stone piers 39 feet high.
  • Extract from : « Inventions in the Century » by William Henry Doolittle
  • The logical method of reinforcing these cantilevers is by inserting vertical steel in the tension side.
  • Extract from : « Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design » by Edward Godfrey
  • In this case the shore ends of the cantilevers are anchored to the abutments.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various

Synonyms for cantilevers

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