Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large motor vehicle for transporting goods: A "lorry" is a large, heavy road vehicle designed to carry substantial loads, typically cargo or freight.
   • A large open horse-drawn wagon: Historically, a "lorry" referred to a low, flat wagon without sides, pulled by horses.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Modern Motor Vehicle):
  • The delivery was made by a large lorry.
  • He drives a lorry for a living.
• Noun (Historical Wagon):
  • In the 19th century, coal was often transported on a lorry.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The term "lorry" is primarily used in British English. In American English, the equivalent term is "truck" or "semi-truck".
• "Lorry driver": A person whose job is to drive a lorry.
  • She trained to become a lorry driver.
• "Lorry load": The quantity of goods carried by a lorry.
  • They ordered a whole lorry load of gravel for the driveway.

Variants and Related Words

• Articulated lorry (n): A large lorry consisting of a tractor unit and a detachable trailer.
  • The articulated lorry struggled to navigate the narrow street.
• Lorry park (n): A designated area for lorries to park, often with facilities for drivers.
  • The driver stopped for the night at a lorry park.

Synonyms

• Truck (n): A general term for a large motor vehicle used to transport goods. (Common in American English)
• Haulage vehicle (n): A formal term for a vehicle used for transporting heavy loads by road.
• Rig (n): Informal, often refers to a large truck or articulated lorry.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Lorry driver: (See 'Advanced Usage').
• Lorry load: (See 'Advanced Usage').

Idioms

• To be like a lorry: (Informal, UK) To be very large, heavy, or clumsy.
  • He moved through the crowded room like a lorry.

Noun

1. a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
2. a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides