lorry
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i, ˈlɒr noun, plural lor·ries.
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.
Origin:
1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug
1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | See also articulated vehicle US and Canadian name: truck a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform |
| 2. | informal (Brit) off the back of a lorry 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 |
| [C19: perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug] | |
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Lorry
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Word Origin & History
lorry
"A truck, a long, flat wagon," 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry "to pull, tug," of uncertain origin. Meaning "large motor vehicle for carrying goods" is first attested 1911.
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Example sentences
It could be transported on a ship, train or big lorry.
It was said to be hidden in a lorry piled with farm produce, a common means of concealment.
Power is cut for four hours a day and deliveries by lorry that should take three days take nine.
Many make the journey on foot, as lorry drivers are scared to transport them.
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