CANTILEVER


Meaning of CANTILEVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkæntɪli:və ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a long bracket or beam etc. projecting from a wall to support a balcony etc. 2 a beam or girder fixed at only one end. --v.intr. 1 project as a cantilever. 2 be supported by cantilevers. øcantilever bridge a bridge made of cantilevers projecting from the piers and connected by girders. [17th c.: orig. unkn.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.