cantilever

noun

Definition of cantilevernext
as in arch

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Recent Examples of cantilever This 9x9-foot cantilever umbrella rotates 360 degrees, providing you with full coverage from the sun at any angle. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026 This cantilever patio umbrella combines the space-saving benefits of an offset design with the durability of all-weather Sunbrella fabric. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026 Now, the team has successfully projected a variety of videos from a single cantilever, including clips from the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026 Set the scene Siro occupies floors 30 to 36 of new Dubai landmark One Za’abeel, which also houses the One&Only’s first vertical resort, as well as 11 big-name restaurants, many of which sit within the world’s longest cantilever, The Link. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cantilever
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantilever
  1. arch
  2. girder
  3. bracket
  4. column
  5. pedestal
Noun
  • Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • The platform shoes add extra height, while providing extra cushioning for arch-support and shock absorption.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of arch
Noun
  • Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place on the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) on May 3, 1973.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • In the distance, an impressive railway bridge, its steel girders painted bright white, stretches across the shimmering landscape, apparently untouched by the US and Israeli strikes that battered and scarred parts of Iran earlier this year.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Definition of girder
Noun
  • PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Examples include an agent that suggests a Roth conversion without looking at the life situation—such as age or tax bracket—or a support agent that infers CSAT is high due to dropping call volumes but doesn’t know a major telecom system is down.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bracket
Noun
  • At a press conference at the site, Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said that the city was bringing in emergency beams and columns to help shore up some of the unstable building’s load.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026
  • But on Tuesday, structural columns buckled and floors sagged, prompting the evacuation of that building and several others nearby, according to New York City officials.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of column
Noun
  • A lot of them are tucked away in vitrines that serve as pedestals for dresses by some of the world’s most exclusive designers.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • In Portland, Oregon, a statue of Lincoln is set to be reinstalled after it was pulled off its pedestal in 2020 amid national social justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pedestal

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