Used in a Sentence

truck

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for truck.

Editorial note

And, since heavy packages aren't realistic for a drone, the truck is still going to drive much of his delivery route to deliver the heavy packages.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of truck gathered in one view.

noun

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

noun

The ball on top of a flagpole.

noun

Dirt or other messiness.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for truck.

noun

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

Example sentences

1

And, since heavy packages aren't realistic for a drone, the truck is still going to drive much of his delivery route to deliver the heavy packages.

2

With regard to the truck part - I guarantee more than one accountant has recommended their client buy a big truck as a tax offset.

3

Surely this would be handled no differently than if your car was rear-ended by a UPS delivery truck.

4

Apart from that, it still isn't obvious to me how this is better than an electric delivery truck.

5

It's probably more deeply ingrained in society that a doctor has to be a person than a truck driver.

6

Another way to look at it would be: How much electricity would it take an electric truck to deliver that gasoline?

7

A peripheral concern is the direct job loss of the millions of truck drivers as self-driving semi tractor trucks are developed.

8

This time it's catering, a much better likelihood of success than a food truck.

9

When the drone gets back to the truck, it plugs in an recharges.

10

The truck addresses the shortcomings: limited flight time and payload capacity.

11

In nearly every state, Truck Driver is the #1 job.

12

This model has worked for truck deliveries for a century.

Quote examples

1

This article and the "What your work truck says about you" article linked from it both miss an important point: taxes.

2

Interesting --- I had been under the impression that British speakers of English didn't use the word "truck" for this purpose.

3

In this analogy, perhaps the "gamer PC" is the "truck" of the computer age?

4

I had to use some to pay the workers because I'm not enslaving people " If a country takes the same amount of money and comes back to you 2 years later: " Your money was used to build this new road to improve the local economy, also we were able to save 3 persons from a fire thanks to this new fire truck, and treat 2 people at the hospital.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use truck in a sentence?

And, since heavy packages aren't realistic for a drone, the truck is still going to drive much of his delivery route to deliver the heavy packages.

What does truck mean?

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

What part of speech is truck?

truck is commonly used as noun, verb.