food truck

noun

: a large wheeled vehicle from which food is sold that typically contains cooking facilities where the food is prepared

Nearby, lunchtime crowds formed outside about half a dozen food trucks, serving Indian, Cuban, Mexican and French cuisine.

—Hugo Martin

Food trucks aren't new to the city's landscape. For decades they've offered cheap eats along roadsides and at construction sites across southern California.

—David Brindley

Examples of food truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Visitors are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and a picnic or purchase from food trucks. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025

Zoom in: Local businesses providing services like event staffing, catering, fencing, transportation, signage, security and food trucks are in high demand. —Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025

West Virginia Rollin' Smoke started out as a food truck — hence the name. —Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025

The representative said it was used for food storage related to the Tacos Los Tres Hermanos food truck, as well as being a passageway for employee bathroom access. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for food truck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck