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lorry

[ lawr-ee, lor-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural lor·ries.

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

/ ˈlɒrɪ /

See articulated vehicle
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.
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
any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails

Origin of lorry¹

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

Origin of lorry¹

C19: perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug

“I sincerely hope this woman is flattened by a lorry,” prays another.

The lorry hit him so hard he was dead by the time the nearside front wheels rolled over his neck.

They crawled down off the lorry, and took off their caps, and ate every particle of food in the house.

And one day a lorry, piled high with boxes, rolled and thumped down the street, and halted by Ren.

I was wanted to take ten officers at once and to jump into a motor lorry, and go with a party of 30 others to the trenches.

We raced our lorry through country looking just like the Romney Marshes, Sussex.

Added to these difficulties, a motor-lorry had stuck on the way up and blocked our transport for the night.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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