lorry
part of speech
noun (lorry, lorries)
meaning for a pupil
1) A lorry is a big vehicle for carrying goods on roads; in America and Canada it is called a truck. tree →
2) A lorry load is the amount one lorry carries. tree →
sense 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 →
- Each lorry holds 50 boxes. tree →
- How many lorries are needed for 300 boxes? tree →
- The lorry travels 60 km an hour. tree →
- A big lorry delivered bricks for the new house. tree →
- The rubbish lorry comes on Tuesdays. tree →
- Stay well back from a turning lorry. tree →
- The lorry driver stopped for a rest. tree →
- We counted red lorries on the motorway. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- Ollie's dad drives a lorry and thinks he can't help, but listening, asking «What happened?
- "Fell off the back of a lorry" is a British joke meaning the goods were stolen.
- Batteries should be recycled at a battery bin, because in ordinary rubbish they can leak poison and start fires in bin lorries.
- Lorry and truck drivers have big blind spots beside their cab, where they cannot see a cyclist at all.
- Never ride up the inside of a truck or lorry at a junction: the driver cannot see you and it may turn.
Trees and pragmatics
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