lorry

== English == === Alternative forms === larry, lorrie (obsolete) === Etymology === Uncertain; 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒɹi/, (obsolete) /ˈlʌɹi/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹɪj/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹe/, /ˈlɔɹɪ/, /ˈlɔɹi/ Homophone: lory Rhymes: -ɒɹi Hyphenation: lor‧ry === Noun === lorry (plural lorries) (UK, Ireland, South Asia, India, Africa) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck Synonym: truck (in various countries) Hypernyms: motor vehicle < vehicle Hyponyms: pickup truck, dump truck, semi-trailer truck, semi, tractor-trailer, rig Coordinate terms: car, automobile; van; bus, motorcoach, coach (road transport, Singapore, Malaysia) 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. Synonym: dray ==== Usage notes ==== In Singapore, "lorry" is usually used for smaller vehicles and "truck" is usually used for larger vehicles. ==== Hypernyms ==== (motor vehicle for goods transport): vehicle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lowry lurry ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lorry (third-person singular simple present lorries, present participle lorrying, simple past and past participle lorried) (transitive, also figuratively) To transport by, or as if by, lorry. ==== Derived terms ==== lorried (adjective) lorrying (noun) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === truck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Noun === lorry m (plural lorrys or lorries) (rail transport) lorry === Further reading === “lorry”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012