panel truck

American

noun

a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.

panel truck British

noun

British equivalent: delivery van. a small van used esp for delivery rounds

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Etymology

Origin of panel truck

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

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Police repeated for the public a witness statement that a white panel truck or step van with ladders was seen in the vicinity of one of the assassinations.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023

Then he called Seadragon executive officer John Riley and told him to scavenge as much used baseball gear as he could from the naval base at Pearl Harbor, enough to fill a panel truck.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022

Some years ago, I helped drive a panel truck filled with about a dozen weighty sculptures from Omaha to a gallery in SoHo.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2022

He convinced a Stockton bank to loan him $800 to buy a panel truck and supplies to make bologna sandwiches to sell to migrant farm workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2017

When we got to the clearing a panel truck full of Norvelt Gun Club hunters pulled up.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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