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lor·ry

(lôr′ē, lŏr′ē)

n. pl. lor·ries Chiefly British

A motor truck.

[Perhaps akin to dialectal lurry, to lug, haul.]

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lorry

(ˈlɒrɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Automotive Engineering) a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform. US and Canadian name: truck See also articulated vehicle

2. off the back of a lorry informal Brit a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired: it fell off the back of a lorry.

3. (Automotive Engineering) any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails

[C19: perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug]

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lor•ry

(ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr i)

n., pl. -ries.

Chiefly Brit. a large motor truck.

[1830–40; orig. uncertain]

lorry

– truck

1. 'lorry'

In British English, a lorry is a large vehicle used for transporting goods by road.

The lorries were carrying 42 tonnes of sand.

2. 'truck'

In American English, a vehicle like this is called a truck. In British English, small open lorries are sometimes called trucks.

A blue truck drove up and delivered some boxes.

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lorry

truck

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Noun	1.	lorry - a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
	2.	lorry - a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides camion motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

lorry

noun truck, van, juggernaut, HGV, heavy-goods vehicle, bakkie (S. African) a seven-ton lorry

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Translations

شَاحِنَةٌشاحِنَه، سَيّارَة شَحْن

nákladní autokamión

lastbil

Lastwagen Lastkraftwagen

φορτηγό

camión

kuorma-autorekkarekka-auto

camion

kamion

vörubifreiî

camion autocarro furgone

トラック

트럭

sunkvežimio vairuotojassunkvežimis

smagā/kravas automašīna

грузовик грузовой автомобиль

tovornjak

lastbil

รถบบรทุก

kamyon

xe tải

卡车货车

lorry

[ˈlɒrɪ] (Brit)

A. N → camión m
it fell off the back of a lorry → es de trapicheo

B. CPD lorry driver N → camionero/a m/f
lorry load N → carga f

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lorry

[ˈlɒri] n (British) → camion mlorry driver n (British) → routier m, camionneur m
He's a lorry driver → Il est routier.lorry load n
a lorry load of sand → un plein camion de sable, un camion de sable

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lorry

n (Brit) → Last(kraft)wagen m, → Lkw m, → Laster m (inf); it fell off the back of a lorry (hum inf) → ich hab/er hat etc das „gefunden“ (hum inf)

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lorry

[ˈlɒrɪ] n (Brit) → camion m inv

lorry

(ˈlori) noun

(American truck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads. He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry.

ˈlorry-driver noun

lorry

→ شَاحِنَةٌ nákladní auto lastbil Lastwagen φορτηγό camión kuorma-auto camion kamion autocarro トラック 트럭 vrachtwagen lastebil ciężarówka camião, caminhão грузовик lastbil รถบบรทุก kamyon xe tải 货车

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