truck stop

noun

: a facility especially for truckers that is usually by a highway and that includes a diner, fuel pumps, and a garage

Examples of truck stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On August 1, a Maricopa County Attorney's Office detective was informed that Richmond and Auditor were at a truck stop in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 Corner Post, a truck stop in Watford City in western North Dakota, didn’t open its doors until 2018. Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024 Damage is seen on May 26, 2024 at a truck stop the morning after a tornado rolled through Valley View, Texas. CBS News, 27 May 2024 The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees that the federal appeals court in Washington upheld 10 years ago. Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for truck stop 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of truck stop was circa 1951

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“Truck stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truck%20stop. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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