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lorry.

A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɒɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlʌɹi/Received-Pronunciation, obsolete/ˈlɔɹɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈlɔɹi/General-American
  1. A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck

    Africa · India · Ireland · South-Asia · UK
  2. A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.

    Malaysia · Singapore
  3. A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

    dated
  4. A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.

    dated
  5. A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈlɒɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlʌɹi/Received-Pronunciation, obsolete/ˈlɔɹɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈlɔɹi/General-American
  1. To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

    also · figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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