1. structural elements that are supported at only one end and project horizontally into space
Usage: engineering; architecture

1. supports or extends something in a cantilevered manner
Usage: technical

Examples

• The bridge’s cantilevers extend far over the water without support pillars.
• Modern buildings often feature dramatic cantilevers that seem to defy gravity.
• The architect cantilevers the upper floor to create a covered entrance below.
• Steel cantilevers support the weight of the balcony.
• The diving board cantilevers over the pool from a single mounting point.
• Engineers carefully calculated the stress on the concrete cantilevers.