n.
Pronunciation: ' kan-t ə - ˌ l ē -v ə r, - ˌ le-
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from 3 cant + -i- + lever
Date: 1667
: a projecting beam or member supported at only one end: as a : a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice 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