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adjective (comparative and superlative not attested)
  1. (construction and civil engineering) Able to support a load.
    • 1906: American Railway Development Association, Proceedings of Meeting, American Railway Industrial Association, Railway Industrial Association
    • :Too many otherwise suitable sites may be found to have sink holes, cavities, or poor qualities.
    • 1953 O. T. (Oswald Theodore) Zimmerman, Irvin Lavine, Industrial Research Service's Handbook of Material Trade Names
    • :It...is characterised by...excellent characteristics at elevated temperatures.
    • 2006: Blaine Erickson Brownell, Transmaterial: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment
    • :They are also one-hour fire rated on interior and exterior walls.
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