English
Alternative spellings
load-bearing
Adjective
load bearing (comparative and superlative not attested)
#(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 load bearing qualities.
#*1953 O. T. (Oswald Theodore) Zimmerman, Irvin Lavine, Industrial Research Service's Handbook of Material Trade Names
#*:It...is characterised by...excellent load bearing 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 load bearing interior and exterior walls.
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