'load-bearing' definitions:
Definition of 'load-bearing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall" [syn: load-bearing(a), supporting(a)]
Definition of 'load-bearing'
From: 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]