food truck

American  

[food truhk] / ˈfud ˈtrʌk /

noun

• food trucks
  plural

1. a truck or van from which food is sold, as to people on the street.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• food trucks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of food truck

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

food truck

And if all that browsing makes you hungry and you spot Tom’s Smokehouse food truck, get the brisket.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The ad-hoc canteens range in scale from a single food truck in a parking lot to field kitchens fit for an army.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Working in food truck businesses has given Ramirez first-hand knowledge of how to efficiently lay out a mobile kitchen and set up new food vendors for success before they even pick up a knife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Frank borrowed a napkin and a pen from a food truck vendor.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan