delivery truck
16
2.5
- noun
- /dɪˈlɪvəri trʌk/
- US
:
camión de reparto
- The delivery truck arrived early in the morning, bringing fresh produce to the market.
Just use and you know, delivery truck, right?
- Just use and you know, delivery truck, right?
- Is it the, is it the delivery trucks?
Examples
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Last week we scored five pallets of fresh produce off a delivery truck.
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Two delivery trucks and a car were waiting for the light to change at the intersection.
Fiction book (1995) -
Two of them just left, in a delivery truck.
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Delivery truck just got here.
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The boys ran to the highway to wait for the pizza delivery truck.
Fiction book (1992) -
A teacher noted that when delivery trucks came on campus, "we don't know who those delivery people are."
Academic text (2011) -
Ahead of them, a Rolling Rock delivery truck dropped into a pothole that must have broken half the bottles inside.
Fiction book (2002) -
They're actually arriving tonight under cover of darkness in a regular delivery truck.
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The cargo van rips from the curb but is suddenly blocked by a delivery truck.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the streets, as advertised, was actual vehicular traffic: white buses and yellow/black taxis, delivery trucks, and horse-drawn carriages.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
676
1.0
A medium-sized vehicle with a closed back used to carry goods or people
181
3.0
A small truck with an open back for carrying goods
76
2.5
A small truck with an open back for carrying goods
3
1.8
A van that carries goods to customers
2
3.9
A van with solid sides used to carry goods for delivery
A small truck used to carry goods short distances
A large vehicle that carries goods
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Morphology
The meaning 'a vehicle for transporting goods to customers' is directly and compositionally derived from 'delivery' (the act of delivering) + 'truck' (a cargo vehicle). This straightforward noun–noun compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Delivery truck comes from the simple image of a truck that brings goods to people's doors. Delivery means 'bringing goods' and truck is the vehicle, so a delivery truck is the vehicle used to carry items 'to customers'.