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

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

Dubbed Night at the Library, the four-hour extravaganza will feature more than 200 artists and 25 to 30 activations peppered throughout the library campus, plus DJ sets and local food truck fare.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 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 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