bearing

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.

(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.

(in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.

Relevance; a relationship or connection.

One's posture, demeanor, or manner.

(architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.

(architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.

(architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.

(heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.