lorry

noun

(British, Ireland, South Asia, Africa) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck

(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.

verb

(transitive, also figuratively) To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

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