panel truck
Americannoun
noun
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
Doug Anderson’s father converted a panel truck into a bus with benches in 1937 to convey children to the one-room schoolhouse where his future wife was the sole teacher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2020
The mayor had barely finished speaking when a panel truck filled with plywood backed into the warehouse.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2012
They started out early in the morning, Mr. Klein leading the way in his panel truck.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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