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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Meaning of "lorry" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LORRY

Perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LORRY

lorry  [ˈlɒrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LORRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lorry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LORRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lorry

Truck

A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile. Commercial trucks can be very large and powerful, and may be configured to mount specialized equipment, such as in the case of fire trucks and concrete mixers and suction excavators. Modern trucks are largely powered by diesel engines exclusively, although small to medium size trucks with gasoline engines exist in America. In the European Union vehicles with a gross combination mass of less than 3,500 kilograms are known as light commercial vehicles and those over as large goods vehicles.

Definition of lorry in the English dictionary

The definition of lorry in the dictionary is any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LORRY


chorrie
ˈtʃɒrɪ
corrie
ˈkɒrɪ
Macquarie
məˈkwɒrɪ
quarry
ˈkwɒrɪ
sorry
ˈsɒrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LORRY

loricated
lorication
Lorient
lories
lorikeet
lorimer
loriner
loring
loriot
loris
lorn
lornness
Lorrain
Lorraine
Lorraine cross
lorries
Lorris
lorry driver
lorry load
lory

WORDS THAT END LIKE LORRY

articulated lorry
barry
berry
blackberry
carry
cherry
flat-bed lorry
harry
hurry
in a hurry
jerry
motor lorry
not to worry
off the back of a lorry
perry
refrigerated lorry
refuse lorry
terry
tipper lorry
worry

Synonyms and antonyms of lorry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LORRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lorry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lorry
bakkie · HGV · juggernaut · truck · van

Translation of «lorry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LORRY

Find out the translation of lorry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lorry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lorry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

货车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

camión
570 millions of speakers

English

lorry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लॉरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَاحِنَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грузовик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caminhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

camion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lastwagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トラック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트럭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lorry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe tải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kamyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autocarro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężarówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вантажівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

camion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορτηγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vragmotor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lastbil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lastebil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lorry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LORRY»

The term «lorry» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.609 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LORRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lorry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lorry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lorry

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3 QUOTES WITH «LORRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lorry.
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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Neal Asher
I've been an engineer, barman, skip lorry driver, coalman, boat window manufacturer, contract grass cutter and builder.
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David Harewood
I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LORRY»

Discover the use of lorry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lorry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Last Lorry to Mbordo: Misadventures in Nation Building
The results of our efforts, all too often, seem to be the opposite of what we intended. Last Lorry to Mbordo is the story of a few of those who choose to try to make a difference on a personal level.
John C. Kennedy, 2003
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Women in Combat: Civic Duty Or Military Liability?
In this provocative book Lorry M. Fenner, an active-duty Air Force intelligence officer, calls for opening all aspects of military service to women.
Lorry M. Fenner, Marie DeYoung, 2001
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The Lorry Driver
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Peter G. Hollowell, 1968
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Goodnight Red: A Lesson in Courage
You will just have to read the book to find out if the doll is ever found and where did it go? This book has humor and a story most elementary school children have experienced before.
Lorry Ford, 2007
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Lorry Driver Ils 154
This means that every lorry driver must have an enforced trial work period in which a job other than lorry driving will be done. This period, according to Table 9 , is between 6 and 7 years. Occupations are classified into three types: static; static, ...
Peter G Hollowell, 2013
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Kenya Gazette
... Farm produce inspection fees (Cess): Cereals per Bag 50 Mangoes per bag 30 Banana per bunch 20 Timber/sand/stone/Murrum/Manure Cess Sand: Ox- cart per trip 150 7 ton lorry per trip 800 8-12 tons lorry per trip 1,500 Over 12 tons lorry  ...
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The Big Concrete Lorry
A picture book for children of three years and up.
Shirley Hughes, 1999
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Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry: Poems About Cars, Trucks, Trains ...
A collection of poems about different sorts of modes of transport, both real and imaginary, including cars, buses, balloons, kites, rockets, diggers and planes.
Fiona Waters, 2006
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Kenya Gazette
Item Description Approved Charges Earth 300 Murram 500 Hire of Council Hall ( per day) 2,000 City Clockcavert per clock per year 2,000 Quary miningfees 2,000 Exhauster Services 5,000 Lorry packing over 5 tons 100 Pick ups 50 Plumbers ...
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The Roman site at Billingsgate Lorry Park, London: a ...
The find was remarkable because of the quantity of the pottery and its quality; nearly every Samian workshop is represented. This book presents a catalogue of the finds, with some limited discussion.
Guy De la Bédoyère, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LORRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lorry is used in the context of the following news items.
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London Lorry Driver Accidentally Runs Over A Ducati Monster - Art …
On the other side of the street was a 10-wheel lorry (big rig) making a left-hand turn. For one reason or another he made the sweeping left hand ... «The Art of Gears, Jul 15»
2
Car passenger dies in crash with parked lorry - BBC News
The man was with a female driver, who was seriously hurt, when their vehicle hit a lorry on the westbound A303 at Sutton Scotney, near ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Traffic building up in Newcastle after a lorry got stuck and blocked …
A lorry driver, who officers say isn't from the area, tried to drive under the railway bridge near to Forth Street before realising his vehicle was too ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Lorry driver convicted for taking Britain's most dangerous …
This is the moment a lorry driver convicted of dangerous driving went the wrong way around what has been dubbed Britain's most lethal ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: Traffic delays on A35 after lorry and car crash (From …
A CAR and a lorry were involved in a crash just off the A35 this afternoon, which caused traffic delays near Bere Regis. The collision involving the two vehicles ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
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Road closed after lorry hits Tayside bridge - Evening Telegraph
Rail services between Dundee and Aberdeen were disrupted early this morning after a lorry struck a bridge. Police were called to the accident ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Man suffers serious chest injuries after crash between car and lorry
A man was taken to hospital with serious chest injuries after a crash between a car and lorry on the A421 in Whaddon. Firefighters were called ... «Milton Keynes Citizen, Jul 15»
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Wife's tribute to lorry driver who died after falling ill at the wheel …
A lorry driver who died behind the wheel on the A6 Chapel-en-le-Frith bypass has been described as a “lovable grump” by his wife, who has ... «Buxton Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Wall destroyed after being hit by lorry on Dundee street - Evening …
A lorry hit a boundary wall near a Hilltown scrap merchants this morning. The incident, in which an articulated lorry hit a wall, happened on ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Masing: Expose mastermind of 'ghost lorry' - The Borneo Post Online
“The mastermind behind the 'lorry hantu' must be exposed!” stressed the vocal State Land Development Minister and Parti Rakyat Sarawak ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»

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