truck stop

noun

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

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Pyles is circling back to his childhood in a Big Spring truck stop. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025 The Buc-ee’s truck stop chain has sued a North Texas company, claiming that the company’s logo infringes on Buc-ee’s’ copyright, according to a copy of the complaint. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025 The movie starred George Clooney, Salma Hayek, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis and Tarantino in a tale about two criminals and their hostages who unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024 David White, 37, of North Carolina, was found dead by a truck stop employee Jan. 8 when his company called for a welfare check. Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for truck stop

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 3 Mar. 2025.

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