an establishment where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mar′ket gar′den,
- a garden or farm for growing vegetables to be shipped esp. to local or nearby markets. Cf. truck farm.
- British TermsSee truck farm.
- Military(caps.) the Allied code name for the unsuccessful invasion of Holland by British and American airborne and infantry forces on September 17, 1944.
- 1805–15
mar′ket gar′dening.
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ˈtruck ˌfarm, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Agriculture, British Termsa farm for the growing of market vegetables.
truck′ farm′,
truck′ farm′er.
truck′ farm′ing.
- Agriculture, British Termsa farm for the growing of vegetables for the market. Also called truck′ gar′den;
[esp. Brit.,] market garden.
- 1865–70, American.
truck′ farm′ing.
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