food truck

noun

: a large wheeled vehicle from which food is sold that typically contains cooking facilities where the food is prepared

Nearby, lunchtime crowds formed outside about half a dozen food trucks, serving Indian, Cuban, Mexican and French cuisine.

—Hugo Martín

Food trucks aren't new to the city's landscape. For decades they've offered cheap eats along roadsides and at construction sites across southern California.

—David Brindley

Examples of food truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event will take place on Thursday, June 4 in Los Angeles, beginning with an intimate cocktail reception and awards ceremony followed by an IndieWire 30th anniversary dance party complete with food trucks and other surprises. —Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026

Additional outdoor amenities include an event lawn with cornhole and food truck parking as well as six pickleball courts. —Pulte Homes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026

The festivities will include vendors, food trucks, a beer garden and live music shows. —ABC News, 11 May 2026

There’s a car show, music, dancing, games, arts and crafts, food trucks, info booths from local organizations and more. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for food truck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck