Cantilevered

//ˈkæntɪˌlivə(ɹ)d// adj, verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of cantilever form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports. not-comparable

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

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"One of the structures designated by UNESCO is the Robie House in Chicago. Constructed in 1910, its emphasis of the horizontal over the vertical recalls the flat American plains, and the cantilevered roof connects the interior to the outdoors."

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