Meaning & use
truck farm
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Meaning
nouncountableAmerican
A farm that grows vegetables and similar crops chiefly to sell in nearby towns and cities.
Grammar: A farm of this type is described by what it grows for market, not by trucks.
Patterns
- work on a truck farm
- a truck farm near somewhere
His grandparents ran a truck farm outside the city and sold tomatoes at the market.
The old truck farm now supplies several restaurants with salad greens.
She grew up on a truck farm where every summer meant picking beans.
Word forms
| plural | truck farms |
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Common combinations
- run a truck farm
- They run a truck farm that supplies the local farmers' market.
- a small truck farm
- A small truck farm can support a family if it is well managed.
- work on a truck farm
- He worked on a truck farm during college summers.
- a truck farm near the city
- There used to be a truck farm near the city limits.
- a family truck farm
- The family truck farm has been in operation for three generations.
Synonyms and how they differ
- market garden
- Market garden is the common British term for the same kind of farm.
- vegetable farm
- It names the crop plainly, whereas truck farm also hints at selling goods at market.
- produce farm
- Produce farm is a broader modern phrase that can include fruit as well as vegetables.
- garden farm
- It is not a standard term and sounds more like a hobby plot.
Opposites
Word family
- truck farmer noun
- the person who runs such a farm
- truck farming noun
- the business of growing vegetables for market
- truck garden noun
- a smaller plot of the same kind
- farm noun
- land used to grow crops or keep animals
Commonly confused: truck farm or farm truck?
truck farm vs farm truck
A farm truck is a vehicle used on a farm. A truck farm is a type of farm.
Practice
The family sold fresh tomatoes and lettuce from their ____, which was close enough to the city for daily deliveries.
Choose one answer.
A truck farm grows vegetables to sell nearby. A farm truck is just a vehicle, and a cattle ranch or dairy herd would not produce tomatoes and lettuce.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “truck farm”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.