lorry
A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiersA large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
» I'm a lorry driver.
Ich bin Lastwagenfahrer.
Ich bin Lasterfahrer.
Ich bin Lastwagenfahrerin.
Ich bin Lasterfahrerin.
Ich bin LKW-Fahrer.
Я водій вантажівки.
Meaning
5 senses(Africa, India, Ireland, South Asia, UK)A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
(Malaysia, Singapore)A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
(dated)A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
(dated)A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
(obsolete)A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
Examples
114 sentencesI'm a lorry driver.
Я водій вантажівки. — deniko
deIch bin Lastwagenfahrer. — al_ex_an_der
You're a lorry driver, aren't you?
Ти ж водій вантажівки? — deniko
Tom is a bin lorry driver.
Том — водій сміттєвозу. — deniko
deTom ist Müllkutscher. — Esperantostern
You can't overtake that lorry now.
Цю вантажівку зараз не обігнати. — deniko
deDu kannst den Lastwagen jetzt nicht überholen. — felix63
Where did he park his lorry?
Де він припаркував свою вантажівку? — deniko
ruГде он припарковал свой грузовик? — marafon
deWo hat er seinen Laster geparkt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare diUncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare dialectal lurry-cart), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.
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