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Definition of «lorry»

A lorry is a large, heavy-duty vehicle used for transportation. In some countries (such as Britain and Ireland), it refers specifically to an articulated truck with a cab at one end and a trailer at the other, designed for carrying goods or materials. However, in many other parts of the world, including North America, "lorry" is used interchangeably with "truck."

Usage examples

  1. The driver parked the lorry outside the warehouse to unload the shipment.
  2. The lorry driver was stuck in traffic and arrived at the destination later than expected.
  3. The lorry was heavily loaded with packages and needed to be carefully secured for the journey.
  4. The accident on the highway caused a major delay as the overturned lorry blocked the entire road.
  5. The supermarket received a delivery of fresh produce every morning, brought by a refrigerated lorry.
  6. The lorry driver had to undergo training to obtain a special license for handling hazardous materials.
  7. The furniture company used a large lorry to deliver the customer's order to their new home.
  8. The lorry was equipped with a hydraulic lift to easily load and unload heavy cargo.
  9. People gathered around to help the driver after the lorry got stuck in a ditch.

Phrases with «lorry»

Sentences with «lorry»

  • The BBC's Lorna Gordon spoke to lorry drivers in Wigan about the impact the changes are having on them. (bbc.com)
  • For those unfamiliar with the issue, you would be forgiven for thinking that a policy proposal to prevent tigers, elephants, camels and zebras spending the best part of each year living on the back of lorries as they are moved around the country and forced to perform unnatural and demeaning tricks for paying audiences would have been fairly non-contentious. (politics.co.uk)
  • In a smaller version of what is going on in the Mediterranean, we in the UK regularly hear horrific reports of the corpses of migrants and refugees being discovered frozen in refrigerated trucks or suffocated in lorries in Kent. (politics.co.uk)
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