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lorry
[lawr-ee, lor-ee]
noun
plural
lorriesChiefly 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
US and Canadian name: truck.a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform See also articulated vehicle
informala 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lorry1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lorry1
Example Sentences
The bodies in white bags were brought in refrigerator lorries.
It says the foundation has given out 19 lorry loads of food that day.
The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire, and there are also reports of people being crushed by lorries and being shot by Palestinians.
KwaZulu-Natal Transport Minister Siboniso Duma said that heavy snow had led to lorries being stuck on roads, causing huge congestion.
The court heard Hardy's heroin supplies were smuggled into the UK in lorry tyres, and the profits were split with another Nottinghamshire "drugs general", John Dawes, and his brother, Robert.
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