Meaning & use
lorry
British English word for a large motor vehicle used to transport goods by road.
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A lorry loaded with furniture blocked the narrow country lane.
He has driven a lorry for the same delivery company for twenty years.
A note on using this word
Lorry is standard in British English; American English uses truck for the same vehicle.
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