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light-duty

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

adjective

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

    light-duty trucks.


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Zero-emissions vehicles made up 19% of light-duty vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the California Energy Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The market share of zero-emission vehicles among all light-duty vehicles sold rose from 12% in 2021 to 19% in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Ms. Zickefoose is a light-duty avian rehabilitator and a co-author of “Bird Watching for Dummies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 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

Next day I found quite a squad of light-duty men, and sent 'em to dismantle and bring down Chaucer's hut.

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