adjective
- supported at only one end while the other end projects freely into space
Usage: architecture; engineering
Examples
- The cantilevered balcony extended boldly from the building’s facade.
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater features a famous cantilevered design.
- The cantilevered beam stretched across the canyon without any support pillars.
- Modern architects often use cantilevered structures to create dramatic overhangs.
- The cantilevered roof provided shade while maintaining an open feeling.
- Engineers carefully calculated the stress on the cantilevered platform.