Why do British say lorry?

Lorry' is used throughout the UK. It came in from an older form of English meaning 'to pull' and was first applied to 'trucks' on the railway. As more trucks took to the road rather than rail and each truck was independent, 'lorry' came to refer to those things 'pulled' by an engine in front.
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Why do Brits call it a lorry?

The word, lorry was first used in Britain to categorise a low-loading trolley, pulled by a horse-drawn vehicle to carry other vehicles and large loads. Lorry was also used to describe a freight carrying rail car.
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What does lorry mean in British slang?

noun, plural lor·ries. Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
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Why are trucks called lorry?

"Lorry" has a more uncertain origin, but probably has its roots in the rail transport industry, where the word is known to have been used in 1838 to refer to a type of truck (a goods wagon as in British usage, not a bogie as in the American), specifically a large flat wagon.
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What do the English call a lorry?

In British English, a lorry is a large vehicle used for transporting goods by road. The lorries were carrying 42 tonnes of sand. In American English, and increasingly in British English, a vehicle like this is called a truck. In British English, small open lorries are sometimes called trucks.
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What is a lorry vs truck?

The terms lorry and truck can be confusing for those not in the industry, but the reality is that both terms can be used interchangeably. 'Truck' is often used in American contexts while the word 'lorry' is more common in the United Kingdom.
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What is a lorry in London?

This is a very easy question according to some people and a very difficult one according to others. The majority of people in the UK will use the word lorry interchangeably with the word truck or as the Oxford English Dictionary describes it: “a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck”.
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What do Brits call semi trucks?

A semi truck in England is also referred to as an articulated lorry. A driver may also refer to this vehicle as an artic or a juggernaut. Artics are the most common transport vehicles used to deliver goods in the UK. They are also classified as large goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles.
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What do they call trucks in Australia?

The term 'ute' is simply Aussie slang.

Utes are seen as an integral part of Australian culture and the American term truck, derived from the discourse “pickup truck” has been viewed by some motor enthusiasts as unpatriotic language.
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What is a trunk called in England?

The British term for the rear storage space is the boot and the Americans call it a trunk.
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Why are lorries called juggernauts?

The English loanword juggernaut in the sense of "a huge wagon bearing an image of a Hindu god" is from the seventeenth century, inspired by the Jagannatha Temple in Puri, Odisha (Orissa), which has the Ratha Yatra ("chariot procession"), an annual procession of chariots carrying the murtis (Deities) of Jagannātha, ...
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What do they call bathroom in Australia?

It isn't the john or the bathroom, as many Americans call it. We say the toilet, or (if you want to be specific) the Gents or the Ladies. Other terms include the dunny and the loo. The bathroom is where you keep the bath, which is often not in the same room as the toilet.
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Why do Australians say YUTE?

A ute (/juːt/ YOOT), originally an abbreviation for "utility" or "coupé utility", is a term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe vehicles with a tonneau behind the passenger compartment, that can be driven with a regular driver's license.
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Why are there no utes in America?

Regulation killed the American ute. In 1975, fuel economy regulations were passed and cars were expected to have much better mileage and lower emissions than trucks. Because utes were considered cars, the El Camino and Rachero's power was knocked down dramatically to comply.
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What do they call an 18 wheeler in England?

A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, big rig, eighteen-wheeler, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated lorry or artic is a vehicle that has a towing tractor and a semi-trailer that carries the freight.
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What is a lorry in India?

Trucks are also called lorries in some parts of India. Trucks vary in size, configuration, and power. Generally, trucks are larger and have a diesel engine. Trucks are mostly classified as trailers, delivery vans, tippers, haulage, cabs, and rigid trucks.
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Is car a lorry?

As opposed to cars, that tend to have five or six forward gears as well as reverse, lorries can have up to 18 forward gears and 4 for reverse. The way you use these gears is very different. Given the weight of the vehicle, you need maximum torque to pull away and this is provided at lower gears.
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What did Americans use the word truck to mean?

"a truck; a long wagon with a flat bed and four wheels," 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry "to pull, tug" (1570s), which is of uncertain origin. Meaning "large motor vehicle for carrying goods on roads" (equivalent of U.S. 1)) is first attested 1911.
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Is a HGV a lorry?

An HGV or LGV lorry licence is the same as a Class 2 lorry licence and it allows you to drive a lorry over 7.5t and up to 32 tonnes. You must apply to the DVLA for the provisional entitlement to drive an HGV lorry and meet higher medical standards to get your HGV lorry licence.
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What do you call a bakkie in the UK?

Lorry: noun BRITISH. a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck. "
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Is a lorry an LGV?

HGV stands for heavy goods vehicle whereas LGV stands for large goods vehicle. The two phrases largely describe the same vehicles – vehicles with a gross weight over 3,500kg which, in layman's terms, are generally lorries.
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What is ketchup called in Australia?

Ketchup is underrated. We call it tomato sauce in Australia.
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