truck stop

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of truck stop

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

That truck stop ease makes “All Dressed Up” beguiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Located just outside Abadiânia, an agricultural town about 60 miles from Brasília, Route 60 is family diner, truck stop and country store rolled into one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Geyser was found with a man at the truck stop just outside of Chicago - and about 170 miles south of Madison - after police received reports of a man and woman loitering.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

That brings me to the truck stop in Nevada.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

They stopped at another truck stop and Park bought her Cherry Coke and beef jerky.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell