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.
Speakers of British English know a lorry to be a large, load-bearing vehicle—what American English speakers would refer to as a semi, an 18-wheeler, a tractor-trailer, or just a plain old truck.
In British English, a pickup truck is commonly referred to as a "pickup". We call it a pickup. We don't really call it a truck though, because here a truck tends to be a thing on rails, or another name for a lorry. But our pickups have always been a lot smaller than the ones in America.
In British English, the word van refers to vehicles that carry goods only, either on roads or on rails. What would be called a "minivan" in American English is called a "people-carrier", "MPV" or multi-purpose vehicle, and larger passenger vehicles are called "minibuses".
The terms '4x4' and 'SUV' mean much the same thing. Both refer to a car with a higher ride height and bulkier shape than a conventional saloon or hatchback. 'SUV' is a more modern, inclusive phrase, however, and while all 4x4s have four-wheel drive, only some modern SUVs do.
Don't be confused – lorries and trucks are indeed one and the same! In the UK the term lorry tends to be used whereas the word truck is often used in American contexts. Both are the same and are interchangeable.
Most likely, if you're from the United States, you call these vehicles semi-trucks or semis, but if you live in Louisiana, you might be more likely to call it an “18-wheeler.” You'll probably say “Tractor-Trailers” if you're from New England.” In Britain, they're known as “articulated lorries” or “artics” for short.
In the UK, Australia, South Africa and India the term applies to off-road construction plants only and the road vehicle is known as a tip lorry, tipper lorry (UK, India), tipper truck, tip truck, tip trailer or tipper trailer or simply a tipper (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa).
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. A flatbed truck (or flatbed lorry in British English) is a type of truck the bodywork of which is just an entirely flat, level 'bed' with no sides or roof.
Only in certain regions of the UK do they use the word “lorry”. Elsewhere, it's a “wagon”. Officially, since about 1969 they are called heavy goods vehicles (HGV) or more recently, large goods vehicles. In the UK, a “truck” is a small open goods vehicle less than say, 8 tons gross weight, such as a pickup truck.
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.
In the UK, a "ute" is commonly referred to as a "pick-up truck." Pickup. When I asked a friend who emigrated to Australia why they said “ute” instead, replied “utility”.
Lorry (the noun)**** "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. truck) is first attested 1911.
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 licence.
A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is ...
To become a heavy goods vehicle ( HGV ), bus or coach driver you need to: have a full car licence. be over 18 - but there are some exceptions. get a professional driving qualification called the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence ( CPC )
In England it's a Garage, in Scoland its a “car Hoose” in Wales it called a “sheep shed with an up and over door” and in Northern Ireland it's a “Wee cold place to keep kids bikes and other stuff”
In American English, Latin American Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese, the term sedan is used (accented as sedán in Spanish). In British English, a car of this configuration is called a saloon (/səˈlun/).
XUV, or cross utility vehicle, is a type of vehicle that is designed to offer the best of both worlds – the spaciousness and utility of a MUV, combined with the ruggedness and off-road capabilities of an SUV.
