Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

load bearing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: load- bear-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to support a load.

Example Sentences

"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."
"They are also one-hour fire rated on load bearing interior and exterior walls."

Inflected Forms

load-bearing (alternative)

Questions

What does load bearing mean?: Able to support a load.

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