monster truck

noun

plural monster trucks

: a four-wheel drive truck that has a usually fiberglass body, an oversized custom-built chassis, and typically 66 x 43 inch wheels and that is usually named and customized as a character for use in competitions and performances

The event ended with a freestyle competition between monster trucks. Each driver had the chance to wow the crowd with wheelies, doughnuts or any other trick they could pull off between four dirt ramps.

—Liv Rapier

It's a family-friendly event, so youngsters need earplugs. … And adults, unless you want to hear the buzzing of a monster truck named Bad Habit or War Wagon or Raminator for days afterward, earplugs are suggested for you too.

—Wisconsin State Journal

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above