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1 lorry
n. lastbil* * *['lori]((American truck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads: He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry.) lastbil -
2 load
n. lass; laddning; massa; last; belastning; börda--------v. lassa; lasta; fylla; belasta; tynga ner* * *[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) last2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) last3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) [] massa4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) belastning2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) lasta2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) ladda3) (to put film into (a camera).) ladda, sätta film i•- loaded -
3 container
n. container; behållare* * *1) (something made to contain things: He brought his lunch in a plastic container.) behållare, kärl, burk2) (a very large sealed metal box for carrying goods on a lorry, ship etc: The ship carried twenty containers; ( also adjective) a container ship, a container lorry.) container -
4 cab
n. taxi; droska; förarhytt* * *[kæb]1) ((especially American) a taxi: Could you call a cab for me?) taxi[]2) (the driver's compartment of a railway engine, lorry etc.) förarhytt -
5 catch up
ta igen* * *(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) komma ikapp -
6 clearance
n. befriande; undanröjande; rensning* * *1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) undanröjande, frigörande, rensning2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) fri höjd, spelrum, säkerhetsmarginal3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) tillstånd -
7 tanker
n. tanker, tankfartyg, tankbil* * *1) (a ship or large lorry for carrying oil.) tanker, tankbåt, -bil2) (an aircraft used to transport fuel etc.) tankningsplan -
8 truck
n. lastbil; långtradare; truck* * *1) (a railway vehicle for carrying goods.) godsvagn2) ((especially American) a lorry: He drives a truck;(also adjective) a truck-driver.) lastbil
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lorry — lor‧ry [ˈlɒri ǁ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri] noun lorries PLURALFORM [countable] TRANSPORT a large motor vehicle for carrying heavy goods; = TRUCK: • a strike by lorry drivers • We now have a fleet of 65 … Financial and business terms
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lorry - truck — ◊ lorry In British English, a lorry is a large motor vehicle used for transporting goods by road. ◊ truck In American English, a vehicle like this is called a truck. In British English, small open lorries are sometimes called trucks. In British… … Useful english dictionary
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Lorry — Lorrie Lor rie, Lorry Lor ry, n.; pl. {Lorries}. [Prob. from lurry to pull or lug.] 1. A small cart or wagon moving on rails, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lorry — lor|ry S3 [ˈlɔri US ˈlo:ri, ˈla:ri] n plural lorries BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from English dialect lurry to pull (17 19 centuries)] 1.) a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods = ↑truck 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
lorry — [19] The first record we have of the word lorry is from the northwest of England in the early 1830s, when it denoted a ‘low wagon’ (it was often used for railway wagons). The modern application to a motor vehicle emerged at the beginning of the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
lorry, it fell off the back of a - — Honest John s Used Skips That seems really cheap for a skip. Where did you get it from? It fell off the back of a lorry. see picture … English expressions
