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pickup truck
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light-duty truck with an enclosed cab and an open cargo area
A pickup truck is a light-duty vehicle that has an enclosed cab for passengers and an open cargo area in the back for carrying loads. It matters because it's a versatile vehicle that combines passenger seating with the ability to transport goods, making it useful for both personal and work purposes.
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Within Vinony's link graph, pickup truck is referenced by 3,120 other articles, and connects out to sport utility vehicle, minivan and Holden Ute.
It sits within the topics Car classifications, Culture of the United States and Light trucks.
Its subject is documented across 57 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
2009–2012 Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCrew full-size truck with tonneau cover, a crew cab configuration , and running boards
A pickup truck or pickup is a light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering). In Australia and New Zealand, both pickups and coupé utilities are called utes, short for utility vehicle. In South Africa, people of all language groups use the term bakkie; a diminutive of Afrikaans: bak, meaning bowl or container.
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