truck stop

noun

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

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To Mexico City in search of the best gorditas, to Hong Kong to explore cha chaan tengs, and to a truck stop in Wyoming that’s turning out first-rate blistered naan, biryani, and more. The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 Drive-through smoke shops, car washes and truck stop amenities also bring in revenue. Mead Gruver, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 The other businesses were a truck stop and a liquor store, police said. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 At the truck stop, police say officers safely located the child, but did not provide any more information about the child. Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for truck stop

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of truck stop was circa 1951

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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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