bearing -
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
direction,
way a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
bearing -
relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
bearing -
characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"