truck stop

noun

1. a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of truck stop¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

It is not a foreign problem, she stresses, but one “in and around the interstates, truck stops and hair salons of our Midwestern states.”

From Ozy

Once they got to Oklahoma, the hippie crew pulled over for 17-year-old runaway Alice Joann Wallace at a truck stop.

From The Daily Beast

Antelope is a true family business — along with his wife, his father, and his mother, Singh cooks all the food, operates the truck stop, and runs the attached convenience and liquor stores.

From Eater

In 2007, Singh bought a truck stop after friends tipped him off to one that was up for auction across the country.

From Eater

In Iowa, there’s a truck stop called the World’s Largest Truckstop.

From Ozy

Seconds later my friend picked me up in front of the truck stop, his face a sickly shade of white.

From The Daily Beast