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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

An agency advisory for the L.A.-Ventura county line went out Wednesday saying snow chains were required on all vehicles except passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks equipped with snow tires on at least two drive wheels.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

In a shift toward globalization, Sinotruk aims to export 250,000 heavy-duty trucks, 100,000 light-duty trucks, 50,000 passenger vehicles and 3,000 mining trucks by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

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

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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