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Lorry   Listen
noun
Lorry, Lorrie  n.  (pl. lorries)  
1.
A small cart or wagon moving on rails, 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.
2.
A motorized wheeled land vehicle, esp. a large one, with a cab for the driver and a separate rear compartment for transporting freight; called truck in the U. S. (Brit.)
Synonyms: camion.
3.
A large low horse-drawn wagon without sides.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Lorry" Quotes from Famous Books



... slipping all over the road. At D.H.Q., which of course was on the road, I borrowed some one else's bicycle and rode back by another road. On the way I came across Huggie filling up from an abandoned motor-lorry. I did likewise, and then tore into Bavai. A shell or two was bursting over the town, and I was nearly slaughtered by some infantrymen, who thought they were firing at an aeroplane. Dodging their bullets, I left the town, and eventually ...
— Adventures of a Despatch Rider • W. H. L. Watson

... original. It is simple beyond anything in the world. They select an open space at the convergence of several thoroughfares—if possible, near an omnibus centre. For these smaller meetings they don't go to the length of hiring a lorry. Do you ...
— The Convert • Elizabeth Robins



Words linked to "Lorry" :   truck, tipper lorry, wagon, motortruck, articulated lorry



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