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Collocations for lorry - noun

→ 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 lorry.

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… OF LORRIES

convoy

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VERB + lorry

drive

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lorry + VERB

be laden with sth, carry sth
a lorry laden with hay
a refrigerated lorry carrying beer
travel
lorries travelling to and from local quarries
jackknife, overturn
A dozen people suffered minor injuries after a lorry jackknifed on an icy M62.

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lorry + NOUN

driver
Her husband was a long-distance lorry driver.
load

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PHRASES

a lorry sheds its load
The lorry had shed its load under the bridge.

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