cantilevered

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UK/ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d/

adjective

Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of cantilever
adjectivecantilevered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.

    The cantilevered shelf of crumbling concrete where my mother sits has been declared unsafe.

    2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 31
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APA

cantilevered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantilevered

MLA

“cantilevered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantilevered. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantilevered,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantilevered.

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