truck stop

noun

: a facility especially for truckers that is usually by a highway and that includes a diner, fuel pumps, and a garage

Examples of truck stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Five years later, Jackman came across a post from an animal shelter saying that Chong had been found behind a truck stop in Indiana. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

With Lucky both chasing Cary and being pursued by her powerful enemies, action scenes are frequent and dynamic; an early one has her darting between big rigs parked tightly together at a truck stop. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026

But Parton has been steadily returning to the public eye, including an appearance at the opening of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop, a new truck stop in Cornersville, Tennessee. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

The company positions itself as more than your average truck stop or roadside convenience store. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for truck stop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop