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 Martin
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

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The Arkansas initiative will visit 14 rural counties with four vehicles the size of food trucks that were used in previous mobile health efforts. Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024 The intrigue: The city promoted hydrogen yesterday by bringing in Toyota for a lunchtime food truck rally in Cadillac Square downtown. Annalise Frank, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 Where to Eat at High Point Market Come lunchtime, Market main streets like Commerce Avenue and South Elm Street host a bevy of take-to-go food trucks. Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024 Legendary food truck Tacofino lives up to the considerable hype with its outstanding fish tacos and much more. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for food truck 

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of food truck was in 1884

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“Food truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20truck. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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