Definition of LORRY

lorry

Meanings

Plural: lorries

Noun

  • a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
  • a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
  • A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
  • a truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
  • A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
  • A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
  • A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

Verb

  • To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.

Synonyms

camion, dray, truck

Scrabble Score: 8

lorry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lorry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lorry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

lorry is a valid Words With Friends word