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Lowry vs Lorry - What's the difference?

lowry | lorry |

As nouns the difference between lowry and lorry

is that lowry is an open boxcar used on railroads while lorry is a motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck.

As a verb lorry is

to soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.

lowry

English

Noun

(lowries)
  • An open boxcar used on railroads.
    • (Webster 1913)

    lorry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (lorries)
  • (British) A motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck.
  • (obsolete) A large low horse-drawn wagon.
  • (dated) A small cart or wagon, as used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
  • (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

    • Synonyms

    * (motor vehicle for goods transport) rig, tractor trailer, truck (US), hauler

    Descendants

    * Malay: (l)

    Verb

  • To soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.