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cantilever  n 
1 
a a beam, girder, or structural framework that is fixed at one end only 
b (as modifier) 
a cantilever wing  
2 a wing or tailplane of an aircraft that has no external bracing or support 
3 a part of a beam or a structure projecting outwards beyond its support  vb 
4 to construct (a building member, beam, etc.) so that it is fixed at one end only 
5 to project like a cantilever 
 (C17: perhaps from cant2 + lever) 
cantilever bridge    n 
a bridge having spans that are constructed as cantilevers and often a suspended span or spans, each end of which rests on one end of a cantilever span