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

So his church—which has raised many millions of dollars for good causes, and operates a local food pantry and food truck—decided to distribute lawn signs simply encouraging people to be kind. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

There was live music, raffles, fireworks, ice cream, food trucks, and plenty of Cup of Ambition, Parton’s coffee brand that is now regularly sold at the travel stop. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Beyond the disaster kits, the money also went to the many food trucks set up in the parking lot of Roosevelt High School, which was transformed into a free festival with a live DJ and dozens of food booths. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

The soda bottles sat atop floating coasters that carried the drinks across the food truck counter and dropped them into a slot so customers could retrieve them below. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 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