lorry
Americannoun
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lorries
plural
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Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
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any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory.
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a long, low, horse-drawn wagon without sides.
noun
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US and Canadian name: truck. a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform See also articulated vehicle
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informal a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired
it fell off the back of a lorry
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any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lorry
First recorded in 1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug
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One of the men then noticed the teenager in the lorry and helped him exit safely.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
A driver of a tipper lorry was electrocuted after part of his vehicle hit an overhead power line, an inquest has heard.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The flashing sign on the Fairwood Terrace side of the bridge did not appear to flash when the lorry approached on 25 October, but Swansea Council said the sensor system was functioning correctly.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"Officers responded and located a lorry matching the description on the Derryleckagh Road, Newry," said Ch Insp Will Brown.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
A pair of women on bicycles pull off the road and gape at the truck as its passes: some infernal lorry sent to blight their town.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
While the rising cost of diesel directly hits drivers, there's a wider concern because of its use in the lorries, vans and ships that form the backbone of global supply chains.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
One resident told AFP news agency "there were many, many drone strikes", and that some Eritrean lorries had been destroyed.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
It has called on the UK government to scrap any planned fuel duty rises in January, March and April and to introduce an essential user rebate for coaches, lorries and vans.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
At around seven o'clock last Saturday morning, dozens of men dressed in black climbed into the backs of lorries in a quiet Kent village called Preston-next-Wingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Men tired of waiting scrambled off the backs of the lorries.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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