English Explanatory Dictionary

lorry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
  2. A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
  3. A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
  4. A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
  5. A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.
verb
  1. To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒɹi/ /ˈlʌɹi/ /ˈlɔɹi/ en-au-lorry.ogg /ˈlɔɹe/ /ˈlɔɹɪ/

Word forms

lorry lorries larry lorrie lorrying lorried

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare dialectal lurry-cart), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.

Synonyms

truck dray

Related words

lowry lurry

Derived words

articulated lorry bin lorry breakdown lorry fall off the back of a lorry flatbed lorry lorry driver lorryful lorryless lorryload lorryman skip lorry steam lorry tipper lorry lorried lorrying
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