autotruck

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ truck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːtoʊˌtrʌk/

Noun

autotruck (plural autotrucks)

1. (archaic) A truck.
   • 1913, A. S. Walters, The Farmer's Autotruck‎^[1], page 14:

     While the manufacturers of automobiles have in the last few years dreaded an over-production of pleasure cars, and have even hinted at a gradual restriction of the output for fear the wonderful boom might begin to decline, they all agree that the demand for the autotruck must continue indefinitely until nearly all heavy vehicles drawn by horses are displaced.

   • 1920, The Atlantic Reporter, Volume 109, Permanent Edition‎^[2], page 487:

     An invited passenger in an autotruck must use reasonable diligence in apprehending danger of collision with a street car and in avoiding it, if practicable.

   • 1930, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Third Session of the Seventy-First Congress of the United States of America‎^[3], page 99:

     They require a little larger tax on the autotruck, because it is a little harder on the road, and more benefits accrue from its use; but they do not require a certificate of convenience and necessity.