lorry
Americannoun
plural
lorries-
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
Etymology
Origin of lorry
First recorded in 1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug
Example Sentences
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On his work journeys in his lorry he has noticed prices rising - how much they have gone up by often depends on where in Northern Ireland you are trying to fill up.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
When lorry driver Rod Quaite pulled up to the forecourt of a supermarket to fill up with diesel last weekend he found it had run out.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
"We may have to go into town or somewhere safer," said Issa Diayri, 31, a truck driver waiting in a roadside garage, his lorry idle for lack of deliveries from Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Fear starts to grip lorry driver Zakeriya Hersi whenever he reaches the edge of the central Somalian plains.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
A lorry went past, making our car wobble and, for a few seconds, obscuring our view of the hoarding.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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