Definitions for lorry
ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr ilor·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lorrynoun

   a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

2. lorry, camionnoun

   a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lorrynoun

   A motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck.

2. lorrynoun

   A large low horse-drawn wagon.

3. lorrynoun

   A small cart or wagon, as used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.

4. lorrynoun

   A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

5. lorryverb

   To soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.

6. Etymology: Origin obscure. Perhaps from English dialectal lurry. Perhaps of origin, related to lurja, lorja, lerja, lura, see lurt.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lorry

   A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction, with a cabin that is independent of the payload portion of the vehicle. Smaller varieties may be mechanically similar to some automobiles. Commercial trucks can be very large and powerful and may be configured to be mounted with specialized equipment, such as in the case of refuse trucks, fire trucks, concrete mixers, and suction excavators. In American English, a commercial vehicle without a trailer or other articulation is formally a "straight truck" while one designed specifically to pull a trailer is not a truck but a "tractor".The majority of trucks currently in use are still powered by diesel engines, although small- to medium-size trucks with gasoline engines exist in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The market-share of electrically powered trucks is growing rapidly, expected to reach 7% globally by 2027, and electric motive force already predominates among both the largest and smallest trucks. In the European Union, vehicles with a gross combination mass of up to 3.5 t (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons) are known as light commercial vehicles, and those over as large goods vehicles.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lorry

   A lorry is a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck. It's commonly used term in the UK, while the term "truck" is more commonly used in North America.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lorrynoun

   a small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations

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1. Lorry

   Among horse-drawn vehicles, a lorry was a low-loading trolley. It was used mainly for the carriage of other vehicles, for example for delivery from the coachbuilders or returning there for repair. Its very small wheels were mounted under the deck which had to be wider than the track of the vehicles to be carried. It had two ramps, stowed above the back axle and below the body. These were withdrawn from the lorry and one end of each attached to the back of the deck while the other ends rested on the ground. A winch, mounted on the headboard was then used to draw the load up the ramps and onto the deck. The winch cable, low fixed sideboards and a low hinged tailboard plus lashings retained it there. The lorry was rather like a wooden version of the modern car-carrying trailer, intended for towing behind a car, except that the wheels were wooden, with iron tyres and were not close-coupled. The front ones were on a steering undercarriage. The driver's seat was mounted on the top of the headboard. Around 1900, the lorry developed a sturdier form for carrying the heavier motor cars. These motor car lorries were two-horse vehicles, partly because of the weight carried but also because the roll-resistance of the very small wheels had to be overcome. For the same reason, it was primarily an urban vehicle so that, on the paved roads, the small wheels were not an insurmountable handicap. In any case, the axles were sprung.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lorry

   lor′i, n. a four-wheeled wagon without sides. [Perh. from prov. Eng. lurry, to pull.]

Matched Categories

1. • Truck
   • Wagon

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lorry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2777

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lorry' in Nouns Frequency: #1818

How to pronounce lorry?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say lorry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lorry in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lorry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lorry in a Sentence

1. Carlos Calvo Ambel:

   Lorry-makers have made no progress on fuel economy in 20 years, this lack of progress and the cartel accusations show lawmakers that manufacturers can't be trusted and that Europe needs to move ahead with CO2 standards like the U.S. and Japan.

2. Dr Muiz:

   It all started with a woman in labor on the back of a lorry, by the time she reached the hospital via the longer - safe - route she had passed away.

3. Otto Frank:

   I will never forget the moment when Peter van Pels and I saw a group of selected men. Among those men was Peter’s father. The men were marched away. Two hours later, a lorry came by, loaded with their clothing.

4. Rob Ford:

   The problem with these sorts of stories is they happen incrementally, one of the very tragic things about these stories is that in order for the public to really pay attention to them, something really dramatic has to happen. Unfortunately, that might be an overworked lorry driver crashing into a family car or children falling ill through malnourishment.

5. Helmut Marban:

   Work continued throughout the night, but I expect all the bodies have been removed now, forensic investigators are still at the lorry and trying to establish all the facts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lorry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lorry
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorry
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lorry
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lorry
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lorry