lor ‧ ry S3 /ˈlɒri $ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural lorries ) [countable] British English
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from English dialect lurry 'to pull' (17-19 centuries) ]
1 . a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods SYN truck
2 . it fell off the back of a lorry spoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen