(Britain, Ireland, Indic, India, Africa) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck.
The most frequent age for starting in the actual occupation of lorry driving is 17 years. Trampers tend to start later, the mode amongst them being 19 years. The mean average age for beginning in lorry driving in the sample is between 21…
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(road transport, Singapore, Malaysia) A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
Our journey through the streets of Singapore awoke strange emotions. Very little of the structural damage seemed to have been repaired beyond make-shift patchwork. The streets had a dingy and forlorn look. We arrived outside the British …
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(dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
The plantain lorry caught up with them in a blind curve. Jeff caught a glimpse of the driver's face in the mirror as he fought to swing the old truck out around the car. At that moment Jeff heard the sound of the horn of a vehicle coming…
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