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View synonyms for panel truck

panel truck

noun

  1. a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.


panel truck

noun

  1. a small van used esp for delivery rounds British equivalentdelivery van
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of panel truck1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
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Example Sentences

Then he called Seadragon executive officer John Riley and told him to scavenge as much used baseball gear as he could from the naval base at Pearl Harbor, enough to fill a panel truck.

Some years ago, I helped drive a panel truck filled with about a dozen weighty sculptures from Omaha to a gallery in SoHo.

Also wounded in the shooting was a man riding in panel truck that had no apparent connection to confrontation.

Though my very first car was a 1951 Chevy panel truck, I currently have a 2007 Ford Ranger parked in my driveway.

Whenever there’s a white van or panel truck on our street — a plumber, a landscaper — he pulls at his leash to get a closer look.

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