load-bearing
adjective
carrying weight or load in a system or structure.
non-load-bearing
-
a word derived from
load-bearing.
Example Sentences
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Low-cost and lightweight, they are designed for "non-load-bearing use, such as pavements, partitions and garden beds," Farah told the BBC World Service's Newsday.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Concrete is crushed and then used as fill material for road building, landscaping and non-load-bearing walls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Under most circumstances, test results show fly ash enhances the structure's properties and makes it suitable for use in cold and hot climates as load-bearing, non-load-bearing and isolation panel walls.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
If you can tolerate the guest bathroom as it is or stomach that non-load-bearing wall for another year or two, you could get the work done at a discount, Fox says.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023
Downstairs, most of the non-load-bearing interior walls were eliminated, including the ones surrounding the staircase.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021
