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• truck farm — ➔ farm1 * * * truck farm UK US noun [C] US (UK market garden) ► a small farm that produces fruit and vegetables and sells them in the local area: »He helped with running the family s three acre truck farm …   Financial and business terms

• truck farm — noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market • Syn: ↑truck garden • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a farm devoted to the production of vegetables for the market * * * truck farmer …   Useful english dictionary

• farm — ▪ I. farm farm 1 [fɑːm ǁ fɑːrm] noun [countable] 1. FARMING an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals as a business: • a 3000 hectare maize farm • Farm exports account for 70% of New Zealand s exports. • a …   Financial and business terms

• truck farmer — noun : one that operates a truck farm * * * truck farmer or truck gardener, a person who operates a truck farm. * * * truck farmer noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] • • • Main Entry: ↑truck farm * * * ˈtruck farmer ; …   Useful english dictionary

• truck farming — noun growing vegetables for the market • Hypernyms: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry * * * noun : the production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant… …   Useful english dictionary

• truck farm — truck′ farm n. agr. brit. a farm for the growing of vegetables for the market • Etymology: 1865–70, amer. truck′ farm er, n. truck′ farm ing, n …   From formal English to slang

• truck farm — ☆ truck farm n. a farm where vegetables are grown to be marketed truck farmer n. truck farming n …   English World dictionary

• Truck farming — is the cultivation of one or a few fruit or vegetable crops on a relatively large scale for transport to distant markets where the crop cannot be grown due to climate. This is contrasted to market gardening, where a variety of crops are grown on… …   Wikipedia

• Truck (disambiguation) — Truck may mean:Vehicles Transport* Truck * Pickup truck * Light truck * Forklift truck * Freight truck, a type of train carriage * Railroad truck, also known as a bogie * Hand truck, also a sack truck in the United Kingdom * Skateboard truck *… …   Wikipedia

• truck farm — truck farmer. truck farming. a farm for the growing of vegetables for the market. Also called truck garden; esp. Brit., market garden. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• truck farm — n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: truck to barter ; TRUCK13] AmE an area for growing vegetables and fruit for sale British Equivalent: market garden …   Dictionary of contemporary English