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lorry
[ lawr-ee, lor-ee ]
noun
- Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
- any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory.
- a long, low, horse-drawn wagon without sides.
lorry
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform US and Canadian nametruck See also articulated vehicle
- off the back of a lorry informal.a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired
it fell off the back of a lorry
- any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails
Word History and Origins
Origin of lorry1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lorry1
Example Sentences
Tonnes of tomatoes also spoiled at the border recently after lorries from Tanzania were denied entry into Malawi.
Since then, Ukrainian drivers have collected the ambulances, which have been loaded onto lorries, and delivered to where they are needed most.
They walked slowly in front of the gates to delay the lorries departing and continued to walk in front of them after they had left the gates for several hundred metres.
The bin lorry drivers in Birmingham were accompanied by two loaders and a WRCO, but the council now wants to cut the crews to three by getting rid of the role of the WRCOs.
He added the council had 120 bin lorries out every day completing rounds, which was roughly half of its total capacity.
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