food truck
Americannoun
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food trucks
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of food truck
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
On a corner, a charity-operated food truck doled out lunches to a long, shuffling line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Macon walked down to the food truck and returned with more fish and hush puppies.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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