lorry

noun/ˈlɒri/CEFR B1

ট্রাক, লরি

Meaning

A large road vehicle for carrying goods, called a truck in American English.

Example sentences

  • The lorry carried sacks of rice.লরিটি চালের বস্তা বহন করছিল।
  • A lorry blocked the road.একটি ট্রাক রাস্তা আটকে রেখেছিল।

A common mistake

A lorry passed us, and then the truck stopped.A lorry passed us, and then it stopped.

Lorry is British and truck American for the same vehicle. Both are correct, but switching between them inside one piece of writing reads as two different vehicles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: truck

Similar words, and what each means

  • truck

    ট্রাক, মালবাহী গাড়ি

    A large road vehicle used to carry heavy goods.

Other English words for “ট্রাক, লরি

  • truck

    A large road vehicle used to carry heavy goods.

lorry” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “lorry” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • গ্রাফাইট
    • ট্রাক, লরি
    • সরাইখানা বা ছোট হোটেলের মালিক
    • বড়শির সুতোয় বাঁধা ভার
    Show the answer

    ট্রাক, লরিlorry (noun) — ট্রাক, লরি. A large road vehicle for carrying goods, called a truck in American English.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “lorry”?

    • avarice
    • sponge-cake
    • stroller
    • truck
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    trucktruck — ট্রাক, মালবাহী গাড়ি. A large road vehicle used to carry heavy goods.

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