lorry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
  2. noun a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
    camion.

WordNet

Lor"rie, Lor"ry noun (Also<
  • Lorrie
  • Lorry
)
Etymology
Prob. from lurry to pull or lug.
Wordforms
plural Lorries
Definitions
  1. A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations. (Brit.) now a motorized vehicle, esp. a large one, for transporting freight, called "truck" in the U.S.

Webster 1913