lorry

[US]/ˈlɒri/
[UK]/ˈlɔːri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (British) a large motor vehicle used for transporting goods or materials; a truck.

Phrases & Collocations

delivery lorry

loading lorry

unloading lorry

garbage lorry

lorry driver

lorry crane

Example Sentences

the lorry was in excellent condition.

a lorry load of soldiers.

a long-distance lorry driver.

trucks stuck in the lorry blockade.

the lorry's trailer came loose.

the lorry reversed into the back of a bus.

the noise of a lorry starting up .

a lorry picked the stuff up.

The maximum load for this lorry is one ton.

They loaded the lorry up.

A lorry ran down the hill out of control.

a refrigerated lorry carrying beer

The lorry went into a skid and crashed into the barrier.

an ammunition lorry exploded with a roar.

a lorry whose brakes had failed.

lorry wheels had dug furrows in the sand.

heavy lorries rumbled through the streets.

a lorry shed its load of steel bars.

the lorry slid sideways across the road.

Real-world Examples

" I don’t enjoy overtaking big lorries on the motorway."

Source: 6 Minute English

Critics say Ecuador's new media Lorries among the religions most repressive.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

The UN's food agency told the BBC lorries were ready to leave.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2016

The UN humanitarian chief says about 100 lorries a day will be required.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

It fell off the back of a lorry? !

Source: BBC Authentic English

Container lorry park on bus station site, Bernard.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

The lorry was loaded with weapons. It was loaded with grenades.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2016

Twenty-one lorries were on route for Foah and Kefraya.

Source: CNN Selected January 2016 Collection

482. " Sorry, I'll borrow the lorry tomorrow, " the sorrowful man said with worry in the corridor.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

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