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

There can be musical shows one day, Friday food trucks and farmer’s markets. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Construction workers gather around food trucks amid the sea of wooden frames and empty lots. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Chalk Walk & Artist Market Chamblee’s sidewalks and streets will be transformed with chalk art on this day of creativity that includes a chalk art competition, more than 50 artist vendors, art making activities and food trucks. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Shirts at her booth had been splattered by grease from nearby food trucks. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 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