lorry

[lawr-ee, lor-ee]

noun

plural

lorries 

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.

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

lorry

/ ˈlɒrɪ /

noun

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

2. informal,  a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired

   it fell off the back of a lorry

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lorry¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lorry¹

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

Example Sentences

They were happy to put vulnerable migrants into the backs of lorries for long Channel sea crossings, and I'm delighted they are now behind bars.

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NCA investigators also uncovered messages sent between her and Burton on 5 July 2022 – two days after the first lorry carrying drugs was intercepted.

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"Imagine meeting a timber lorry coming down there," she says.

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Mali's military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing ambushes and arson attacks.

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It included seven lorries full of heavily armed soldiers, three armoured vehicles and an ambulance - all without number plates.

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Related Words

• car 
• crate 
• freighter 
• jeep 
• pickup 
• rig 
• van 
• wagon