fallen off of the back a lorry

lor·ry (lôr

, l

)

n. pl. lor·ries Chiefly British

A motor truck.

[Perhaps akin to dialectal lurry, to lug, haul.]

lorry [ˈlɒrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform US and Canadian name truck See also articulated lorry

off the back of a lorry Brit informal a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired it fell off the back of a lorry

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails

[perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	lorry - a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides waggon, wagon - any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
	2.	lorry - a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides camion motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

lorry

noun truck, van, juggernaut, HGV, heavy-goods vehicle, bakkie (S. African) a seven-ton lorry

Translations

lorry [ˈlɒrɪ] (Brit)

A. N → camión m
it fell off the back of a lorry → es de trapicheo

B. CPD lorry driver N → camionero/a m/f
lorry load N → carga f

lorry [ˈlɒri] n (British) → camion m
lorry driver n (British) → routier m, camionneur m
He's a lorry driver → Il est routier.
lorry load n
a lorry load of sand → un plein camion de sable, un camion de sable

lorry

n (Brit) → Last(kraft)wagen m, → Lkw m, → Laster m (inf); it fell off the back of a lorry (hum inf) → ich hab/er hat etc das „gefunden“ (hum inf)

lorry [ˈlɒrɪ] n (Brit) → camion m inv

lorry

n lorry [ˈlori]

(Americantruck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry. vragmotor شاحِنَه، سَيّارَة شَحْن камион nákladní auto, kamión lastbil der Lastwagen φορτηγό camión veoauto کامیون kuorma-auto camion מַשָׂאִית लारी kamion teherautó, kamion truk vörubifreið camion トラック 트럭 sunkvežimis smagā/kravas automašīna lori vrachtwagen lastebil ciężarówka caminhão грузовик nákladné auto, kamión tovornjak kamion lastbil รถบรรทุก kamyon 卡車 вантажівка مال بردار موٹر لاری xe tải 卡车

n lorry-driver

vragmotorryer سائِق سَيارة شَحْن шофьор на камион řidič kamiónu lastbilchauffør der Lastwagenfahrer οδηγός φορτηγού camionero veoautojuht راننده کامیون kuorma-autonkuljettaja camionneur/-euse נַהַג מַשָׂאִית ट्रक डाईवर vozač kamiona tehergépkocsi-vezető, kamionvezető sopir truk vörubílstjóri camionista トラック運転手 sunkvežimio vairuotojas smagās automašīnas šoferis pemandu lori vrachtwagenchauffeur lastebilsjåfør kierowca ciężarówki condutor de caminhão водитель грузовика vodič kamióna voznik tovornjaka vozač kamiona lastbilschaufför, -förare คนขับรถบรรทุก kamyon şöförü 卡車司機 водій вантажівки مال گاڑی چلانے والا lái xe tải 卡车司机

lorry → شاحِنة لورى nákladní auto lastbil Lastwagen φορτηγό camión kuorma-auto camion kamion autocarro トラック 트럭 vrachtwagen lastebil ciężarówka camião, caminhão грузовик lastbil รถบบรทุก kamyon xe tải 货车

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