I. ˈkant ə lˌēvə(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