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

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food truck

Order a flight or a bottle at the bar, then head outside to the winery’s food truck for a plate of arancini or a smash burger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

At his Queenstown food truck, more modern, European-influenced offerings include a chicken Hāngī burger, served with a potato spread, grated apple and watercress salad on a sweet potato bun.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Arevalo, who is originally from Ecuador and whose family has run the food truck for over 20 years, has noticed several benefits after swapping out his petrol generator.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Students were encouraged to experiment with AI; for one assignment, Sato incorporated an AI-generated food truck into a logo design.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

We sat at a picnic table next to Manolito’s food truck, sharing baskets of tortilla chips and salsa.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez