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• lorry — lor‧ry [ˈlɒri ǁ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri] noun lorries PLURALFORM [countable] TRANSPORT a large motor vehicle for carrying heavy goods; = TRUCK: • a strike by lorry drivers • We now have a fleet of 65 …   Financial and business terms

• lorry - truck — ◊ lorry In British English, a lorry is a large motor vehicle used for transporting goods by road. ◊ truck In American English, a vehicle like this is called a truck. In British English, small open lorries are sometimes called trucks. In British… …   Useful english dictionary

• lorry — ► NOUN (pl. lorries) Brit. ▪ a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops. ● fall off of the back a lorry Cf. ↑fall off of the back a lorry ORIGIN perhaps from the given name Laurie …   English terms dictionary

• lorry — a truck; a long, flat wagon, 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry to pull, tug (1570s), of uncertain origin. Meaning large motor vehicle for carrying goods is first attested 1911 …   Etymology dictionary

• lorry — [[t]lɒ̱ri, AM lɔ͟ːri[/t]] lorries 1) N COUNT A lorry is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road. [BRIT] ...a seven ton lorry. (in AM, use truck) 2) PHRASE: PHR after v If someone says that something has fallen off the back of a… …   English dictionary

• goods */*/*/ — UK [ɡʊdz] / US noun [plural] 1) a) objects produced for sale a shop specializing in leather goods stolen goods: Wilkins was found in possession of £8,000 worth of stolen goods. goods and services: The cost of household goods and services fell. b) …   English dictionary

• goods — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ consumer, electrical (esp. BrE), electronic, household, luxury ▪ a store selling electrical goods ▪ durable, perishable …   Collocations dictionary

• lorry — [ lɒri] noun (plural lorries) Brit. a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops. Phrases fall off the back of a lorry informal (of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances. Origin C19: perh. from the given name Laurie …   English new terms dictionary

• goods*/*/*/ — [gʊdz] noun [plural] 1) objects that are produced for sale leather/electrical goods[/ex] Wilkins was found in possession of £8, 000 worth of stolen goods.[/ex] The cost of household goods and services fell.[/ex] 2) British objects that are… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• lorry-load — / lɒri ləυd/ noun the amount of goods carried on a lorry or in a container ● They delivered six lorry loads of coal …   Marketing dictionary in english

• lorry — lor|ry S3 [ˈlɔri US ˈlo:ri, ˈla:ri] n plural lorries BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from English dialect lurry to pull (17 19 centuries)] 1.) a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods = ↑truck 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English