Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. 
 capable of bearing a structural load; 
- Example: "a supporting wall"[syn: load-bearing(a), supporting(a)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
load-bearing
    adj 1: capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"
           [syn: load-bearing(a), supporting(a)]