1.
truck
A large motor vehicle for transporting goods.
2.
track
A course for running races, or a single song on an album.
Etymology
Two English words, "truck" and "track", fall together as トラック in Japanese.
Common collocations
- 大型トラック: large truck
- 配送トラック: delivery truck
- 軽トラック / 軽トラ: kei-class light truck, a fixture of rural Japan
- トラック運転手: truck driver
- 陸上のトラック / トラック競技: running track / track events
- サウンドトラック, 3トラック目: soundtrack, the third track
Usage
The truck meaning is by far the most common; the other two appear in sports and music contexts.
Related Words
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乗用車 (passenger car, automobile)
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バン (van)
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貨物車 (freight car)
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運搬車 (transport vehicle)