Load-bearing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  load-bearing \load-bearing\ adj. (Arch.)
     Supporting a load[10] from parts of a structure above; as, a
     load-bearing wall. [prenominal]
  
     Syn: supporting(prenominal).
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  load-bearing
       adj : capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"
             [syn: {load-bearing(a)}, {supporting(a)}]