Definition
A large motor vehicle used for carrying heavy goods from one place to another.
Etymology
From Latin *trochus* “iron hoop, wheel,” via French *troque* and English *truck* meaning “small wheel or pulley.” The vehicle sense developed in the 19th century from the idea of wheeled platforms for carrying loads.
Kelly Says
Before it meant a big road vehicle, a truck was basically “a wheel that carries stuff.” Modern semi‑trucks are like rolling warehouses, quietly making almost everything in stores appear there overnight.
Translations
ARالعربية
شاحنة
sha-ha-na
CSČeština
kamion
ka-mi-on
ELΕλληνικά
φορτηγό
for-ti-go
ESEspañol
camión
ka-mee-on
FISuomi
kuorma-auto
kuor-ma-au-to
FRFrançais
camion
ka-mee-on
HUMagyar
teherautó
te-he-ra-u-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
truk
truk
ITItaliano
camion
ka-mee-on
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
pruh-pra-su
MSBahasa Melayu
lori
lo-ri
NLNederlands
vrachtwagen
vrach-t-wa-gen
NONorsk
lastebil
las-te-bil
PLPolski
ciężarówka
cheh-zhya-ro-v-ka
PTPortuguês
caminhão
ka-mi-nyao
RORomână
camion
ka-mee-on
RUРусский
грузовик
gro-zo-vik
SVSvenska
lastbil
last-bil
TEతెలుగు
ట్రాక్టర్
tra-k-tor
THไทย
รถบรรทุก
rot-ban-tuk
UKУкраїнська
грузовик
gro-zo-vik
VITiếng Việt
xe tải
xe-tai
ZUZU
isiphuthu
ee-si-pu-thu