lorry

noun

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

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Williams did anything and everything to make ends meet, including loading lorries on an industrial estate for the retailer British Home Stores and driving minibuses to pick up party-goers from nightclubs. Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2025 Thereafter he was regularly seen on British TV screens tossing cabers, dragging lorries and ripping apart telephone books. The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Nov. 2024 When the shipments reached their destination, roofs on the lorries retracted to reveal the hidden hardware. Harry Law, Time, 5 June 2025 Joe told me the shepherd had got a lift back in a lorry to his dead sheep. Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lorry

Word History

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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 16 Jul. 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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