what does cantilever mean?
CANTILEVER as NOUN
- Meaning
- projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
Hypernyms(s) cantilever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CANTILEVER as VERB
- Meaning
- construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed
Usage Example(s)
- Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings
Hypernyms(s) cantilever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) cantilever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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