lorry B1 Topic:Transportation US /ˈlɔɹi/ UK /ˈlɒɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #11974 Meanings 1 noun A large vehicle for carrying heavy goods by road; a truck. A lorry full of vegetables pulled into the market. 2 verb To carry goods by lorry. They lorried the building materials to the site. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large vehicle for... truckcamion Word family Forms lorries Derived forms lorryfullorrylesslorryloadlorryman Related forms lowrylurry Etymology AI details 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. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lorry **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɒɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 11974 ## Meanings 1. A large vehicle for carrying heavy goods by road; a truck. 2. To carry goods by lorry. ## Examples - A lorry full of vegetables pulled into the market. - They lorried the building materials to the site. ## Derived Forms - lorryful - lorryless - lorryload - lorryman ## Related Forms - lowry - lurry ## Etymology 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. ## AI Etymology The origin of lorry is uncertain; it is perhaps from 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. In present-day English its meanings include a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods by road; a truck and to carry goods by lorry. Related and derived forms include lowry, lurry, lorryful, and lorryless. ## Topics - Transportation markdown