lorry [lorrylorries] BrE [ˈlɒri] NAmE [ˈlɔːri] NAmE [ˈlɑːri] (BrE) noun (pl. lorries) (alsotruck NAmE, BrE) a large vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road •a lorry driver • Emergency food supplies were brought in by lorry. •a lorry load of frozen fish see off the back of a lorry at ↑backn. See also: ↑truck
Word Origin: mid 19th cent.: perhaps from the given name Laurie.
Thesaurus: lorry noun C (BrE) •The lorry rumbled over the bridge. van • • vehicle • |especially AmE truck • by lorry/van/truck a heavy lorry/vehicle/truck drive a lorry/van/vehicle/truck
Example Bank: •A dozen people suffered minor injuries after a lorry jackknifed on an icy M62. •Her husband was a long-distance lorry driver. •The lorry had shed its load under the bridge. •The motorway was closed by an overturned lorry. •a lorry laden with hay •a refrigerated lorry carrying beer •lorries travelling to and from local quarries •150 lorry loads of steel were used. •The lorry rumbled over the bridge.
(pl. lorries) (also truck NAmE, BrE)