cantilever (en)

(noun) ; a projecting beam or member supported at only one end / a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice / either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other and that when joined directly or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilever bridge

—p.92 Infinite Jest: Triangles, Cycles, Choices & Chases (89) by David Hering 7 years, 4 months ago