lorry

American  

[lawr-ee, lor-ee] / ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr i /

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.

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lorry British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of lorry

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

Example Sentences

The system is already in place at the Kent ferry port for lorry drivers and coach passengers.

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The school minibus was returning from a trip to London when it was collision with a lorry on the M40 near Warwick.

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Unite has been fined £265k for breaching an injunction during Birmingham's bin strike by "slow walking" in front of waste lorries near depots.

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Colin was a farm worker and lorry driver before becoming a paperboy a decade ago.

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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.

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Related Words

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