truck stop
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truck stop
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Blend of truck + pit stop.
noun truck stops · truckstop
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A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.
Any teamster pulling into a truck stop today will almost surely be vastly outnumbered by nonunion drivers.
Similar: transport café
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noun roadside service area
| 中文 | 汽車停靠點 /汽车停靠点 qìchē tíngkàodiǎn, 卡車服務站 /卡车服务站 kǎchē fúwùzhàn |
|---|---|
| Français | aire de repos |
| Deutsch | Lkw-Raststätte, Fernfahrerraststätte |
Talk about this word "truck stop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/truck%20stop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. truck stop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/truck%20stop "truck stop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/truck%20stop.Cite this
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title = {truck stop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/truck%20stop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
