noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ truck
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , heavy , huge , large
▪ ten-ton , 12-tonne , etc.
▪ army
▪ articulated , container , delivery , flatbed , gritting , HGV , refrigerated , refuse , skip , tipper
▪ jackknifed , overturned
▪
The motorway was closed by an overturned ~.
… OF LORRIES
▪ convoy
VERB + LORRY
▪ drive
LORRY + VERB
▪ be laden with sth , carry sth
▪
a ~ laden with hay
▪
a refrigerated ~ carrying beer
▪ travel
▪
lorries travelling to and from local quarries
▪ jackknife , overturn
▪
A dozen people suffered minor injuries after a ~ jackknifed on an icy M62.
LORRY + NOUN
▪ driver
▪
Her husband was a long-distance ~ driver.
▪ load
PHRASES
▪ a ~ sheds its load
▪
The ~ had shed its load under the bridge.