The Clue
Light haulers (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PICKUPS
Tags
Notes
The answer PICKUPS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PICKUP as a noun:
1. (pickup, pickup truck) = a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
2. a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
3. (pickup, pick-me-up) = anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
4. a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
5. (pickup, getaway) = the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
6. (tone arm, pickup, pickup arm) = mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
7. (cartridge, pickup) = an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
8. the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
9. the act of taking aboard passengers or freight