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# lorry

noun (lorry, lorries)

«lorry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lorry is a big vehicle for carrying goods on roads; in America and Canada it is called a truck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#m1)
2. A lorry load is the amount one lorry carries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths it is a vehicle that carries a load (tons, boxes) or travels a distance at a speed; load per lorry is a group size, and the number of lorries needed rounds up. In everyday life lorries bring food to shops and take rubbish away. In safety: lorry drivers cannot see right next to their vehicle, so never walk or cycle close beside one.

### Examples

- A lorry carries 8 tons of sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x1)
- Each lorry holds 50 boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x2)
- How many lorries are needed for 300 boxes? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x3)
- The lorry travels 60 km an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x4)
- A big lorry delivered bricks for the new house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x5)
- The rubbish lorry comes on Tuesdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x6)
- Stay well back from a turning lorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x7)
- The lorry driver stopped for a rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x8)
- We counted red lorries on the motorway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/#x9)

### Note

Plural: «lorries» (y changes to ies). «Lorry» is used in the UK and Ireland; «truck» in the USA, Canada, Australia and NZ. Maths: load per lorry is a group size; the number of lorries needed rounds up. Trap: a part-full lorry still counts as a lorry.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lorry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lorry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lorry.html) on Mova free.