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light-duty

American  
[lahyt-doo-tee, -dyoo-] / ˈlaɪtˈdu ti, -ˈdju- /

adjective

  1. made or designed to withstand comparatively moderate loads, use, or stress.

    light-duty trucks.


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These models include the company’s V8-powered Ram light-duty truck, the new Ram 1500 TRX SRT, the refreshed Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Grand Cherokee, and the refreshed Chrysler Pacifica.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The plant also makes axle tubes that ultimately end up in light-duty Silverados and Sierras.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

According to the EPA statement, the revocation of those standards will begin with those set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles, as well as those set in 2011 for medium and heavy-duty vehicles and engines.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2025

This year, the share of zero-emission vehicle sales has slightly slumped, making up only 23% of light-duty vehicle sales.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2025

We had a hurdle-maker in our company, so I gave him a brace of light-duty men as apprentices and they built a little hut of wattle and daub.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 21, 1919 by Various

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