food truck

American  

[food truhk] / ˈfud ˈtrʌk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of food truck

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Lunch was served out of a food truck.

From The Wall Street Journal

And Houlihan had ordered a beef burrito, not pork, meaning that the food truck would have needed to serve the wrong order without her realizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal

The plan was simple: Pop up for roughly a year, then spring for a food truck and slowly grow the operation into a bricks-and-mortar.

From Los Angeles Times

"After nearly 80 days of a total blockade, starving people will not let a food truck pass," the WFP added.

From BBC

There was a food truck offering free burgers and french fries.

From Los Angeles Times