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heavy-duty
[ hev-ee-doo-tee, -dyoo- ]
adjective
- providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.:
heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
- very important, impressive, or serious:
heavy-duty involvement; heavy-duty questions.
heavy-duty
noun
- made to withstand hard wear, bad weather, etc
heavy-duty uniforms
- subject to high import or export taxes
Word History and Origins
Origin of heavy-duty1
Example Sentences
The day before, the House voted along similar lines to end California’s ability to set emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and to combat smog levels in the state.
Paul Leighton is packing his rucksack with a heavy-duty hammer, pry bar and evidence bags for what he describes as "just an average day out".
“Phasing out agricultural burning, maintaining state investments in cleaning up heavy-duty trucks, and off-road agricultural equipment incentives are critical to ongoing local progress,” the American Lung Assn. wrote in a news release.
The mayor’s budget includes funding for four heavy-duty equipment mechanics and nine mechanical helpers, along with a maintenance laborer.
My boyfriend and I agreed we could wrap the “BB bag” in eight heavy-duty black trash bags and store it until we felt the bugs were safely dead.
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