truck1

 
Pronunciation: /trʌk/

noun

  • 1a wheeled vehicle, in particular:
  • a large road vehicle, used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.
  • British a railway vehicle for carrying freight, especially a small open one.
  • a low flat-topped trolley used for moving heavy items.
  • 2a railway bogie.
  • each of two axle units on a skateboard, to which the wheels are attached.
  • 3a wooden disc at the top of a ship’s mast or flagstaff, with holes for halyards to slide through.

verb

[with object and adverbial of direction] chiefly North American
  • convey by truck: the food was trucked to St Petersburg (as noun trucking) industries such as trucking
  • [no object] drive a truck: private contractors were trucking for Denali
  • [no object, with adverbial of direction] informal go or proceed in a casual or leisurely way: my mate walked confidently behind them and trucked on through!

Derivatives

truckage

noun

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a solid wooden wheel): perhaps short for truckle1 in the sense 'wheel, pulley'. The sense 'wheeled vehicle' dates from the late 18th century