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

On a corner, a charity-operated food truck doled out lunches to a long, shuffling line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Some noted that “street tacos” are made with corn tortillas and bought from a food truck or street stall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

For an artist like Lori, who works part-time at a Chinese food truck while painting and writing art criticism on the side, the job is both a dream and a nightmare.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Daow Coombes owns a food truck which usually dishes out 200 hot Thai meals to students every day.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

We stop for lunch, which takes place at the food truck in the parking lot.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman