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truck stop

truck stop
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truhk stop]
    • /trʌk stɒp/
    • /trʌk stɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truhk stop]
    • /trʌk stɒp/

Definitions of truck stop words

  • noun truck stop a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc. 1
  • countable noun truck stop A truck stop is a place where drivers, especially truck or lorry drivers, can stop, for example to rest or to get something to eat. 0
  • noun truck stop a restaurant in conjunction with a service station, located as along an interstate highway and catering especially to truck drivers 0

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Origin of truck stop

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Truck stop

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

truck stop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

truck stop usage trend in Literature

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