ADJECTIVE | all | nonbearing | (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own |
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Meaning | (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own. | |
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Example | "they took out a nonbearing wall" | |
Opposite | bearing | (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain |
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