load-bearing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

load-bearing
    adj 1: capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"
           [syn: {load-bearing(a)}, {supporting(a)}]

from 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]