food truck

[ food truhk ]

noun

1. a truck or van from which food is sold, as to people on the street.

Word History and Origins

Origin of food truck¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Workers at a construction site perched on a wooden beam and ate lunches they’d retrieved from a food truck.

From Los Angeles Times

The two had already worked together on a food truck, with Luna helping when not at his construction job.

From BBC

Lee then made his way to Flavor Hive, a food truck based in Alexandria, Virginia, that went viral for its “walking nachos.”

From Salon

We drove up a steep hill in our packed doughnut food truck to see our new house in Glassell Park for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times

Five people were injured, two critically, in an explosion Saturday morning at a food truck in a popular dining and shopping area of Whittier, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times