cantilever
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I love this house at 10 o’clock because of the cantilever and the shadows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Over the next 70 years, nearly 50 giant cantilever cranes were built worldwide, with about half of them involving companies based in or near Glasgow.
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
In the cantilever construction, the bridge grows right and left from its piers at the same moment, because balance must be maintained.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)
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