load-bearing wall


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load-bearing wall

A wall capable of supporting an imposed load in addition to its own weight. See also: half-timbered wall
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

load-bearing wall

A wall capable of supporting an imposed load in addition to its own weight.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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