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truck farm

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Agriculture
ˈtruck farm noun [countable]  American EnglishTA an area for growing vegetables and fruit for sale 商品果蔬农场 SYN British English market garden
Examples from the Corpus
truck farmJust a truck farm, a couple of acres to start.One hundred people living off a football field-size truck farm!
From Longman Business Dictionarytruck farmˈtruck farm American EnglishFARMING an area for growing fruit and vegetables for saleSYN BrE market garden farmOrigin truck farm (1800-1900) truck to barter; → TRUCK13
ˈtruck farm nounChineseSyllable
for area Business growing and an fruit vegetables Corpus


truck farm
ˈtruck farm noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: truck 'to barter'; truck1(3)
American English an area for growing vegetables and fruit for sale
   SYN  market garden British English


truck farmBrE /ˈtrʌk fɑːm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrʌk fɑːrm/ 🔊 (US) (BrE ˌmarket ˈgarden) nouna type of farm where vegetables are grown for sale 蔬菜农场 truck farmer BrE /ˈtrʌk fɑːmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrʌk fɑːrmər/ 🔊 noun truck farming BrE /ˈtrʌk fɑːmɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrʌk fɑːrmɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]