lorries

Variant of lorry

lorry definition

lorry (lôr′ē)

noun pl. lorries -·ries

  1. a low, flat wagon without sides
  2. any of various trucks fitted to run on rails
  3. Brit. a motor truck

Etymology: prob. < dial. lurry, lorry, to tug, pull

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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