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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a large vehicle for... truckcamion

Word family

Forms lorries

Derived forms lorryfullorrylesslorryloadlorryman

Related forms lowrylurry

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.

Topics

Transportation

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# 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

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