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 one traditional snack from the food trucks in the courtyard with our fabulous team is always fun and yummy when the temperatures drop at night. —Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The festival also features food trucks, the Crescent Crown Beer Garden and more. —Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Southern Living recently explored all sorts of restaurants like dive bars, food trucks, pizza parlors and barbecue joints to find the 20 best spots for chicken wings in the South. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026

The annual series is a mix of science lectures, live music and a cocktail party with food trucks at the museum with programming inspired by a different theme each year. —Richard Guzman, Daily News, 28 Jan. 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