panel truck

noun

: a small motortruck with a fully enclosed body

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This includes a customized panel truck with P&G personal care product kits, household cleaning supplies, tarps, bottled water, first-aid and safety kits from disaster relief partner Cintas and other items. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 29 July 2022 Four men wrangled a military mobile kitchen into a panel truck. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Another day, a panel truck turned too tightly and slowly rolled onto its side in the curve. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020 The original panel trucks were marketed for contracting, deliveries and other businesses. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 27 July 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of panel truck was in 1910

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“Panel truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panel%20truck. Accessed 31 May. 2023.

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