Lorry vs. Trailer

Lorrynoun

(British) a motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck

Lorrynoun

(obsolete) a large low horse-drawn wagon

Lorrynoun

(dated) a small cart or wagon, as used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish

Lorrynoun

(dated) a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations

Lorryverb

(transitive) To soil, dirty, bespatter with mud or the like.

Lorrynoun

a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

Lorrynoun

a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

Lorrynoun

a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck

Trailernoun

Someone who or something that trails.

Trailernoun

Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.

Trailernoun

An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

Trailernoun

(US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.

Trailernoun

(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.

Trailernoun

A preview of a film, video game or TV show.

Trailernoun

A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

Trailernoun

(computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.

Trailernoun

(networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.

Trailerverb

To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.

Trailernoun

One who, or that which, trails.

Trailernoun

a wheeled vehicle without a motor, designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle in front of it;

Trailernoun

A short blank segment of movie film attached to the end; - used for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

Trailernoun

A short film consisting primarily of one or more short portions of a film, used in promotions or advertisements shortly before initial release of a film.

Trailernoun

A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.

Trailernoun

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

Trailernoun

an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

Trailernoun

a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

Trailernoun

a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy