A horizontal projection, such as a step, balcony, beam, or canopy, which appears to be self-supporting but is in fact counterbalanced by a downward force on the far side of a fulcrum.
Cantilever
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Cantilever
(kan · tuh · lee · vuh)
A horizontal projection, such as a step, balcony, beam, or canopy, which appears to be self-supporting but is in fact counterbalanced by a downward force on the far side of a fulcrum.