monster truck en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Literally, monster (“very large”) + truck (“motor vehicle”). Reportedly coined by Bob George, an owner of a motorsports promotion company, in the early 1980s, when referring to a popularly oversized truck named Bigfoot. Through semantic generalization, it came to refer to any of these oversized trucks.
Meanings
- A large truck designed specifically to perform in monster truck shows, typically based on a lifted pickup truck with oversized wheels and modified suspension.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| monster trucks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (18)
pl monster truck (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · fi monsteriauto (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · fr camion monstre (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · sv monstertruck (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · cmn 大腳車 /大脚车 (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · de Monstertruck (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · ko 몬스터 트럭 (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · pt bigfoot (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · fr monster truck (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · es camión monstruo (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · ja モンスタートラック (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · cmn 怪獸卡車 /怪兽卡车 (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · el τερατοφορτηγό (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · pt caminhão-monstro (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · el μάνστερτρακ (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · ru монстр-тра́к (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · el φορτηγό τέρατος (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows) · el μόνστερτρακ (truck designed to perform in monster truck shows)