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- adjective (Arch.), prenominal Supporting a load{10} from parts of a structure above.
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- adjective
Able tosupport aload . - noun The
carrying ofloads .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of bearing a structural load
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Examples
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He spent most of his life designing buildings that wouldn't fall, even worked load-bearing problems on coffee breaks.
The Wonders of Wonder Traci Moore 2011
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But he will resist to his last day any major changes to ObamaCare and the other load-bearing walls of the entitlement state.
The GOP Opportunity 2011
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I've always considered it the preserve of the shop-bought trifle, and as such, rather beneath my dignity, but Helen Saberi makes a convincing case for it as "a solid sheet of load-bearing substance – the counterpart of a screeded concrete floor".
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For example, there's no load-bearing wall splitting the front parlor from the interior stairs.
Brooklyn Brownstone With a Twist—It's New Anne Miller 2011
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The exterior and interior load-bearing walls are concrete, arranged to support 13 domed bays, each one rising to 13 feet.
Homeowners can charge some remodeling costs to credit cards Katherine Salant 2010
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The building's front face is pocked with dark-metal "tie-backs"—the kind that were at one point used to help restrain load-bearing brick walls of buildings, in the days before most structures rested safe and sound on reinforced steel skeletons.
High Line Hits a Snag Robbie Whelan 2011
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This is the first bike that will exploit the Renovatio's frameless concept: The 132-cubic-inch, S&S-built engine is a load-bearing structural element, suspended like a girder between the stupendous front engine mount and rear pivot.
The Master of Machine-Age Motorcycles Dan Neil 2011
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The safest locations in your home include load-bearing interior walls or doorways during an earthquake and the basement during a tornado or nuclear emergency.
8 steps for preparing for radiation exposure and other emergencies 2011
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Confederate Motors An engineering drawing of a Confederate bike's unique load-bearing engine case, left.
The Master of Machine-Age Motorcycles Dan Neil 2011
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Many of the jokes land thanks to a load-bearing performance by Lengel and the tightly paced scenes.
Tony Bartolone: Play It Again and Again, Sam Tony Bartolone 2012
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