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lorry

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹi/

The English word “lorry” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
  2. A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
  3. A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
  4. A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
  5. A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

verb

  1. To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

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.

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