load bearing

== English == === Alternative forms === load-bearing === Adjective === load bearing (not comparable) (construction, 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.