cantilever
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The giant cantilever crane at Greenock's James Watt Dock, built in 1917 in the midst of World War One, was another project led by the engineering firm Arroll.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
When the cantilever is placed on one of the nanoparticles, a current is passed through its tip to measure the conductivity.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2024
Columns sway back and forth, like a cantilever swing, creating ample space for large groups to walk through.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
She points out the ways in which the river’s embankments could be reimagined: with garden-covered steps or with a cantilever boardwalk.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
This river we crossed by a wooden bridge, built on the cantilever principle, and which a couple of months later was washed away.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
Vocabulary lists containing cantilever
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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