self-supporting

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ supporting.

Adjective

self-supporting (comparative more self-supporting, superlative most self-supporting)

1. 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

• “self-supporting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.