heavy-duty
Americanadjective
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providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc..
heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
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very important, impressive, or serious.
heavy-duty involvement; heavy-duty questions.
noun
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made to withstand hard wear, bad weather, etc
heavy-duty uniforms
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subject to high import or export taxes
Etymology
Origin of heavy-duty
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Concealed beneath the blankets, however, was a heavy-duty chain fitted with padlocks.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Nearly 9,000 medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles were registered in California at the end of 2025, according to the California Energy Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sales of Ford’s F-Series trucks, which include the F-150 and heavy-duty pickups, are down 11%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The reintroduction of the heavy-duty, all-electric truck comes at an intriguing time for the industry — but it may not be enough to excite Tesla investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He pointed to someone in a glassed-in room taking samples out of a petri dish with a pipette and putting it under a large, heavy-duty microscope hooked up to a computer monitor.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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