light-duty
adjective
ukusTRANSPORT
used todescribevehiclesthat aredesignedtocarryfairlylightloads(=amountsofweight):
a light-duty truck/van/pickupLight-dutytruckscostless and use lessgasolinethanheavy-dutyones.
WORKPLACE,HR
used fordescribingworkthatinvolveslessphysicalactivitythan theusualtype:
Manyemployersdon'tprovidelight-dutywork, which makes itdifficultfor anemployeetoreturntoworkafter anoperation.
See also
heavy-duty
medium-duty