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 accompanying health and resource fair will also feature entertainment, food trucks and family activities. — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

For transitions, a popular ice cream shop closed for the season, and two others moved into a food truck. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Examples include a food truck seeking $50,000, a housing developer needing to secure vacant land, or businesses installing solar panels. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

There will be a photo booth, a children’s craft corner and food trucks. — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 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