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autotruck

American  
[aw-toh-truhk] / ˈɔ toʊˌtrʌk /

noun

  1. a motor truck.

Etymology

Origin of autotruck

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; auto- 2 + truck 1

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Although A-to-Baggage, as the editors point out, is composed chiefly of abstract words, it contains many U. S. technical coinages like airbrake, airline, automobile, autobus, autocar, autotruck.

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