lorry - Definition from the MOTOR VEHICLES topic - TECHNOLOGY

Topic: MOTOR VEHICLES

Date:	1800-1900
Origin:	Perhaps from English dialect lurry 'to pull' (17-19 centuries)

lorry
noun

lor‧ry S3 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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plural lorries [countable] British English

1TTC a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods [= truck]

2

it fell off the back of a lorry

spoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen

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