monster truck

noun

plural monster trucks

: a four-wheel drive truck that has a usually fiberglass body, an oversized custom-built chassis, and typically 66 x 43 inch wheels and that is usually named and customized as a character for use in competitions and performances

The event ended with a freestyle competition between monster trucks. Each driver had the chance to wow the crowd with wheelies, doughnuts or any other trick they could pull off between four dirt ramps.

—Liv Rapier

It's a family-friendly event, so youngsters need earplugs. … And adults, unless you want to hear the buzzing of a monster truck named Bad Habit or War Wagon or Raminator for days afterward, earplugs are suggested for you too.

—Wisconsin State Journal

Examples of monster truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's also an asparagus scholarship pageant, blacksmith demonstrations, and train and monster truck rides. —Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above