truck farm

noun

Definition of truck farm

: a farm devoted to the production of vegetables for the market

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Recent Examples on the Web The heyday of the truck farm came after the Civil War. — Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, "Now forgotten, New Orleans was once dotted with 'truck farms' as city grew," 1 Oct. 2020 The Ti Kee truck farm yielded profits as high as $2,000 a year, or close to $60,000 in today’s dollars. — Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, "Now forgotten, New Orleans was once dotted with 'truck farms' as city grew," 1 Oct. 2020 By the 1890s, a hamlet of Chinese gardeners operated a truck farm at what is now the West Bank end of the Crescent City Connection. — Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, "Now forgotten, New Orleans was once dotted with 'truck farms' as city grew," 1 Oct. 2020 In Milwaukee, Randall's grandfather worked as a laborer, and her parents rented a small truck farm on Capitol Drive in Wauwatosa. — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The daughter of a Titanic survivor buried in Lannon shares her mom's story for the village's 90th anniversary," 28 Oct. 2019

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truck farm

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English Language Learners Definition of truck farm

US : a farm where people grow vegetables that will be sold in markets

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