The removal of the load-bearing beam compromised the structure of the building.
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Load-bearing
Synonyms for "load-bearing" (2 found)
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8 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kantava adj (able to support a load)
Georgian
1 entries- მზიდი adj (able to support a load)
Macedonian
1 entries- носечки adj (able to support a load)
Spanish
4 entries- aguantacargas adj (able to support a load)
- de carga adj (able to support a load)
- de soporte adj (able to support a load)
- portacargas adj (able to support a load)
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This wall must not be demolished because it is load-bearing.
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They want to knock down a load-bearing wall.
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1908, Frederick E. Turneaure, Editor-in-Chief, Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering The different forms of partitions that are not load-bearing will be considered under "Fireproofing."
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