self-supporting
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
self- + supporting
Adjective[edit]
self-supporting (comparative more self-supporting, superlative most self-supporting)
- Characterized by self-support.
- 1963 August, “British Railways in 1962—The Annual Report”, in Modern Railways, pages 119–120:
- With a self-supporting body and without separate underframe, this design offers scope for improved sound insulation; [...].
References[edit]
- “self-supporting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.