lorry
noun
lor·ry ˈlȯr-ē 
ˈlär-
plural lorries
chiefly British
: motortruck
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To that end, Vahak is a free-to-use online marketplace that connects transport SMEs with lorry drivers and owners. 
David Prosser, Forbes, 22 June 2022 Now there are special buses to bring in staff and a lorry park for drivers. Sarah O'connor, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2022 The theft occurred when three vehicles were broken into in a lorry park in Mexborough in Yorkshire while a unit was shooting nearby. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Mar. 2022 In one incident, 71 people—including four children—suffocated inside a meat lorry. The Economist, 19 Sep. 2020 Antiques Trade Gazette first reported that items were taken from a lorry park in Mexborough, near Rotherham in the British country of South Yorkshire, over the weekend while filming was taking place nearby. Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2022 South Yorkshire police are investigating the theft, which occurred when three vehicles were broken into in a lorry park in Mexborough in Yorkshire while a unit were shooting nearby. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022 There have been queues at petrol pumps all over the country for the same reason: there are not enough lorry drivers to keep petrol stations full of fuel. Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021 And only this weekend, transport secretary Grant Shapps spoke of not wanting to undercut British workers’ wages by importing lorry drivers from mainland Europe. Roger Trapp, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 See More
David Prosser, Forbes, 22 June 2022 Now there are special buses to bring in staff and a lorry park for drivers. Sarah O'connor, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2022 The theft occurred when three vehicles were broken into in a lorry park in Mexborough in Yorkshire while a unit was shooting nearby. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Mar. 2022 In one incident, 71 people—including four children—suffocated inside a meat lorry. The Economist, 19 Sep. 2020 Antiques Trade Gazette first reported that items were taken from a lorry park in Mexborough, near Rotherham in the British country of South Yorkshire, over the weekend while filming was taking place nearby. Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2022 South Yorkshire police are investigating the theft, which occurred when three vehicles were broken into in a lorry park in Mexborough in Yorkshire while a unit were shooting nearby. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022 There have been queues at petrol pumps all over the country for the same reason: there are not enough lorry drivers to keep petrol stations full of fuel. Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021 And only this weekend, transport secretary Grant Shapps spoke of not wanting to undercut British workers’ wages by importing lorry drivers from mainland Europe. Roger Trapp, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above