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Added 9 October 2026

truck

/tɹʌk/ noun

Latin root: trochus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about truck at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling.
A handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects.

verb

Convey (goods etc.) by truck.
truck fresh vegetables across the mountains

Origin

Perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (“iron hoop, wheel”) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

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