lorry

noun

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

Examples of lorry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following the European Commission’s refusal to reinstate duties on agricultural exports from Ukraine that had been levied by the Polish government, close to 100 Polish farmers took to the streets to block Ukrainian lorries from both entering and leaving Poland. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 In July, 26 men were taken to hospitals after three lorries, two ferrying migrant workers, collided on a major highway. Heather Chen, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023 On a Monday afternoon in March, a handful of pickup trucks and lorries loaded with migrants mostly from southern Niger waited quietly at the barrier to embark on the long journey up through the Ténéré desert. Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017 Court documents seen by CNN said he had been ferried with at least 24 other workers on the back of a lorry from their dormitory to a work site and was the fourth to alight from the vehicle. Heather Chen, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023 Specialty service and commercial vehicles like buses and lorries are exempt. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023 The Kenya Red Cross said the lorry rammed more than six vehicles and ran over pedestrians. Reuters, CNN, 1 July 2023 The average age of a lorry driver is 55. Olivia Potts, Longreads, 17 Nov. 2022 Mr Bolsonaro fired Roberto Castello Branco, the boss of Petrobras, to appease lorry drivers upset about rising fuel prices, markets saw it as a sign of more meddling to come. The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

lorry

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

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