lorry

[ lawr-ee, lor-ee ]
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noun,plural lor·ries.
  1. Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.

  2. any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory.

  1. a long, low, horse-drawn wagon without sides.

Origin of lorry

1
First recorded in 1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug

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British Dictionary definitions for lorry

lorry

/ (ˈlɒrɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform: US and Canadian name: truck See also articulated vehicle

  2. off the back of a lorry British informal a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired: it fell off the back of a lorry

  1. any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails

Origin of lorry

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C19: perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug

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