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

The lifts open at 10 a.m., as do food trucks serving breakfast. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025

The fine art is complemented by food trucks and live music in the picturesque Park Avenue district of Winter Park. —Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025

Mogen and Goncalves had been together at the Corner Club bar in downtown Moscow before stopping at Grub Truck, a food truck open late that parks nearby. —Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2025

Note: All restaurants and food trucks listed below have been sorted by city. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 4 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