lorry


Definition: Meaning of, lorry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɒri /

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lorry lorries
[countable] [British English]
  1. a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods [=  truck]
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  2. it fell off the back of a lorry spoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen
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lorry used in phrases

  • articulated lorry (noun)
    1. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
  • breakdown lorry (noun)
    1. or to remove cars from no-parking zones a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars
  • flatbed lorry (noun)
    1. a truck with a platform trailer and no sides, used to carry large, heavy objects
  • lorry driver (noun)
    1. someone who drives a truck as an occupation
  • tipper lorry (noun)
    1. truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
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