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Meanings of lorry in English

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A large motor vehicle of more than 3,500 kilograms designed for carrying cargo.

        Portuguese
        camiões
        Catalan
        camió
        Spanish
        camión

        A large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides.

              camiões
              Usage of lorry in English
              1
              Some reports say the bomb was in a lorry or water tanker.
              Radio NZ
              2
              He said refugees and striking workers had tried to attack his lorry.
              The Guardian
              3
              Who is responsible for the contents of a lorry crossing international borders?
              The Irish Times
              4
              Only one lorry-man was concerned in the transport of the doubtful consignments.
              The Pit Prop Syndicate
              5
              A computer image of the view from inside a traditional construction lorry.
              The Guardian
              6
              A witness told the Guardian the lorry hit the market at speed.
              The Guardian
              7
              The male lorry driver stopped at the scene and spoke to police.
              The Guardian
              8
              He managed to swerve out of the lorry's path just in time.
              BBC
              9
              His associates had overturned a large lorry and set it on fire.
              Carte Blanche
              10
              He worked as a lorry driver and operated machinery on building sites.
              The Irish Times
              11
              At that point the motorcyclist fell under the wheels of the lorry.
              BBC
              12
              A few feet beyond the lorry we came up to the trenches.
              Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
              13
              The lorry had backed right up to the edge of the dock.
              Warlord: an alex hawke novel
              14
              I do not know why these 39 people were in that lorry.
              The Guardian
              15
              So anything that helps a lorry stop more quickly will be life-saving.
              BBC
              16
              He wheeled his machine round and followed the lorry at full speed.
              The Pit Prop Syndicate
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              Translations for lorry
              Catalan
              camió
              Spanish
              camión
              Lorry through the time
              Lorry across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Rare
              United States of America
              Rare