truck
noun [ C ]
TRANSPORT uk/trʌk/ us ( UK also lorry)
a large road vehicle that is used for transporting goods:
The union represents truck drivers.
a commercial/delivery/tanker truck He drives a delivery truck for the furniture store.
a heavy/light/pick-up truck
Car and truck sales plunged 8% last month .
UK ( US car)
a part of a train that is used for carrying goods or animals:
a cattle/coal truck
a road vehicle that is open at the back, used for carrying goods or animals:
a cattle/horse truck
a small vehicle on wheels that you push or pull, used for carrying things:
Bring a hand truck to help unload boxes.
See also
forklift truck
panel truck
truck
verb [ T ]
TRANSPORT uk/trʌk/ usto transport something in a truck:
The wild, rod-caught salmon is trucked down from Loch Lomond.
Massive roof trusses were manufactured off site, trucked in, and placed by crane.
The soda pop is trucked 1,500 miles twice a month from bottling plants in Mexico.