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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Visiting the Iowa 80 Truckstop, the world's largest The Iowa 80 Truckstop, on Interstate 80, claims to be the world's largest truck stop – and who would argue? David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Sacramento County sheriff’s officials have said that Respers was an employee at the truck stop and was on duty when the deadly shooting occurred. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 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 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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