lorry
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈlɒri/
- UK
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camión
- The lorry delivered several tons of goods to the warehouse this morning.
- lorry driver
He would, he would, I mean, I think they come from lorries from, from Europe.
- He would, he would, I mean, I think they come from lorries from, from Europe.
- I have a a guy of mine who used to unload lorries for a living, work nights.
- And then four guys are going to drive, put it in lorries, their lorries and drive to Ukraine.
- So an awful lot of people are employed as drivers, as lorry drivers and taxi drivers.
- My mum and dad loved cars and lorries, so I was born on the side of the road.
- So I was riding this motorcycle and I saw like a lorry coming up on the road.
- But largely we think of freight and we think of vans and lorries.
- We park off the security car, take the lorry, unpack the lorry, put the stuff in the in in the Snatch van.
- That's the same as came over through the boats in sorry in the lorries and the vans of the past decades or so.
Examples
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Wet and muddy roads caused more lorry accidents and required more maintenance.
Academic text (2010) -
Lorries kept holding us up on narrow roads.
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The famous story of the angry lorry driver.
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Move away from the lorry please.
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A lorry came out of a turning.
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Are my bags on the lorry?
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Bread was being sold from the back of a lorry rather than from a bakery.
Blog text (6) -
So an awful lot of people are employed as drivers, as lorry drivers and taxi drivers.
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Did you see all those jeeps and lorries going up and down the hill?
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GARAGE FORECOURT - EARLY MORNING: A milk lorry passes the garage.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Large heavy vehicle that carries goods or equipment on roads
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1.6
A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods
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2.5
A small truck with an open back for carrying goods
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3.0
A large truck that pulls a long trailer to carry goods on roads
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3.2
A very large vehicle with a separate trailer that carries goods
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3.5
A large heavy truck made by Mack that carries goods over long distances
A large vehicle that carries goods
A large vehicle like a truck that carries heavy loads
A large truck with a front cab and a long trailer joined by a moving joint to carry goods
A large truck with a back that lifts to pour out loose material like sand or gravel
Idioms
Compounds
A large truck with a front cab and a long trailer joined by a moving joint to carry goods
- UK
A large truck with a back that lifts to pour out loose material like sand or gravel
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lorry may come from an old English dialect word lurry meaning 'to pull' or 'to drag' that people used for moving heavy things. That's why a lorry is a large vehicle for pulling or carrying heavy loads, like a British truck.