lorry

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (Africa, British, Ireland, South-Asia) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
2. (Malaysia, Singapore) a truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
3. (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
4. (dated) A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
5. (obsolete) 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.

Concepten

vrachtwagen

🚚

vrachtauto

🚚

truck

🚚

lorrie

Synoniemen

truck

🚚

camion

truck

🚚

freight car

trolley

van

car

🚗

motortruck

motor truck

autotruck

larry

rig

tram

🚊

buggy

trolly

bogie

automobile

HGV

straight job

goods vehicle

barrow

cargo truck

load carrier

auto truck

motor lorry

motorlorry

pony truck

hand buggy

cargo vehicle

truck section

dilly

cart

heavy goods vehicle

Vertalingen

camion

camion

autocarro

camión

camió

Lastkraftwagen

🚚

φορτηγό

Lastauto

Lastwagen

🚚

caminhão

🚚

kamyon

🚚

LKW

🚚

Laster

Lkw

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈlɒɹi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Engels: lurry

In summary

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.