A cart or stall (often mobile) used as a small shop or stand, especially for selling food (street stall or food cart).
祭りの夜、屋台でたこ焼きを買って歩いた。
On the festival night, I bought takoyaki at a food stall and walked around.
屋台のラーメンが夜遅くまで人気だ。
The ramen from the food cart remains popular late into the night.
新しい屋台が駅前に出店した。
A new stall opened in front of the station.
屋台で焼きとうもろこしを買った。
I bought grilled corn from a stall.
A festival float or portable shrine shaped like a house; decorative float used in festivals (also for dancing platforms).
秋祭りでは町内の屋台が鮮やかに飾られて練り歩く。
At the autumn festival the neighborhood's floats are brightly decorated and paraded around.
屋台を担いで踊る若者たちの姿が見られた。
You could see young people dancing while carrying the festival float.
祭りの準備で屋台の屋根を修理した。
They repaired the roof of the festival float in preparation for the festival.
A stage prop fashioned to resemble a large building; a major set piece used in plays or performances.
今回の公演では江戸時代の家屋を模した大きな屋台が使われた。
In this production a large set resembling an Edo-period house was used.
An abbreviated/figurative sense referring to the framework or backbone that supports a building or organization (as in '屋台骨').
会社の屋台を支えているのは現場の社員たちだ。
The backbone of the company is supported by the on-site employees.
(Archaic) a small, shabby house; an old usage rarely used in modern Japanese.
古文には屋台が貧しい家を意味する場合があるとある。
Old literature notes that '屋台' could mean a poor little house in some contexts.