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 included a bounce castle, food truck, pony rides, face-painting, the Aurora Public Library bookmobile and more. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Owner Mariah Brown started the business as a pandemic hobby in her south Charlotte apartment — cooking birria tacos after her full-time job at Duke Energy — before growing it into a food truck and pop-up service. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

The foul weather sent trees toppling across the city, including on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and in Woodside, Queens, where a food truck was struck by a fallen tree, according to ABC. — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

The festival also features artisan craftspeople and other vendors, food trucks and more. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 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