Definition of 'lorry'
Word forms: lorries plural
countable noun
A lorry is the same as a truck.
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Word origin
prob. < dial. lurry, lorry, to tug, pull
Word Frequency
lorry in American English
(ˈlɔri, ˈlɑri)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
1. chiefly Brit
a motor truck, esp. a large one
2.
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Word origin
[1830–40; akin to dial. lurry to pull, drag, lug]Word Frequency
lorry in British English
nounWord forms: plural -ries
2. See off the back of a lorry
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Word origin
C19: perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug
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In other languages
lorry
- American English: truck /ˈtrʌk/
- Arabic: شَاحِنَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: caminhão
- Chinese: 货车
- Croatian: kamion
- Czech: nákladní auto
- Danish: lastbil
- Dutch: vrachtwagen
- European Spanish: camión IngBrit
- Finnish: kuorma-auto
- French: camion
- German: Lastwagen
- Greek: φορτηγό
- Italian: autocarro
- Japanese: トラック
- Korean: 트럭
- Norwegian: lastebil
- Polish: ciężarówka
- European Portuguese: camião
- Romanian: camion
- Russian: грузовик
- Spanish: camión
- Swedish: lastbil
- Thai: รถบรรทุก
- Turkish: kamyon
- Ukrainian: вантажівка
- Vietnamese: xe tải
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