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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lorry
First recorded in 1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug
Example Sentences
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GMB convener Chris Mitchell made the appeal after a bin lorry crew was forced to eject rubbish that had caught fire onto the street in Glasgow city centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The story - or myth - goes, that following their last win in 1951 the Mayo team's boisterous celebrations on an open-back lorry interrupted a funeral in the village of Foxford.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Preliminary findings indicated that a spillage occurred after a lorry was involved in an accident.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"They want to break our spirit," he said, perched on top of a lorry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the morning an ancient furniture lorry stops for them.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Glasgow City Council said two fires had taken place in bin lorries this year, with a further seven last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Businesses said it had been a "shambles" with trade already dropping dramatically and lorries getting stuck and having to reverse back out of town.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Footage analysed by BBC Verify and online by GeoConfirmed open source analysts shows burned-out shells of container lorries and other military vehicles at multiple locations along a key route through southern Ukraine.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
"The traders have nothing to sell because the lorries are blocked on the road," he remarked.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Military lorries rumble through the streets in a fog of exhaust.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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