🇬🇧 Lorry meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A lorry is a very big, strong truck that carries heavy things from one place to another, like boxes, food, furniture, or even animals. It has a large back part for loading things, and it drives on roads to deliver those things to shops, houses, or farms.

The lorry bringing new toys to the shop was basically Santa’s sleigh with worse fuel economy.

A lorry brought new desks to school, and we all wished it had brought extra holidays instead.

When the lorry full of onions passed by, everyone in the street started crying for no reason.

Our neighbor ordered so many pizzas that a lorry had to deliver them instead of a little car.

In Britain, people say “lorry” instead of “truck,” so if you shout “Nice lorry!” there, you’re actually speaking proper English superhero-style.

A boy and his dog watch a big red lorry. The lorry stops at the farm. Men lift a cow into the lorry and put big boxes in the lorry. A woman waves as the lorry moves. The boy smiles when the lorry goes to the new farm. All are happy.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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