lorry

noun

lor·​ry ˈlȯr-ē How to pronounce lorry (audio)
ˈlär-
plural lorries
chiefly British

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Following the closure of one of the largest steelworks in Europe in the mid-1980s, the council demolished the site as part of a program of urban regeneration, which involved transporting waste through populated areas via open lorries. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025 In the years prior to this, most people smuggling was done in lorries, via cross-Channel ferries or the Eurotunnel. The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Dec. 2024 On December 19, 2016, an Islamist extremist drove a lorry into a Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 56 others. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lorry

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lorry was in 1900

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“Lorry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lorry. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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lorry

noun
lor·​ry ˈlȯr-ē How to pronounce lorry (audio)
ˈlär-
plural lorries
chiefly British
: a large open truck

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