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heavy-duty

[ hev-ee-doo-tee, -dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.:

    heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.

  2. very important, impressive, or serious:

    heavy-duty involvement; heavy-duty questions.



heavy-duty

noun

  1. made to withstand hard wear, bad weather, etc

    heavy-duty uniforms

  2. subject to high import or export taxes
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heavy-duty1

First recorded in 1910–15
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“That’s one of these guns that fires 1,000 rounds a minute — very heavy-duty stuff,†De Vries said in an interview with the Times.

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Ellis Genge showed the heavy-duty carrying that some feared had gone out of his game.

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Boesel noted that the EPA in January already failed to act on a plan known as the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which would have helped phase out heavy-duty diesel trucks in the state.

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Nikola, the startup that sought to build fleets of electric heavy-duty trucks, has filed for bankruptcy and plans to shut down.

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Already, two California refineries have ceased producing gasoline to make biodiesel fuel for use in heavy-duty trucks, a cleaner-fuel alternative that enjoys rich state subsidies.

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