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can·ti·le·ver I. \ˈkantəlˌēvə(r), -ˈaa-, -təˌlē- also -ˌe-\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: perhaps from cant (II) + -i- + lever : a projecting beam or member supported at only one end (as by being built into a wall or a pier): as a. : a bracketlike member supporting a balcony or a cornice — compare bracket b. : either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other and that when joined directly or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilever bridge II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to build or project as a cantilever |