of lorry)
81McCurd Lorry Manufacturing — Die McCurd Lorry Manufacturing Co. Ltd. war ein britischer Nutzfahrzeug und Automobilhersteller in Hayes (Middlesex). Neben der umfangreichen Nutzfahrzeugherstellung entstand 1922–1926 dort auch ein PKW der unteren Mittelklasse. Der McCurd 12/20… …
82fall off the back of a lorry — to be stolen In reality the days of insecure loads are long past: You wouldn t believe what I paid for them. Fell off the back of a lorry. (Theroux, 1976 he had received stolen goods) Stolen goods similarly fall off the back of other …
83fall off the back of a lorry — informal (of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances. → lorry …
84fall off the back of a lorry — Vrb phrs. A reference to goods that have been stolen. Used ironically to avoid revealing the real origins of the property. E.g. Being as they fell off a back of a lorry I m selling them at half the price they are in the shops …
85breakdown lorry — breakdown truck UK / US or breakdown lorry UK / US noun [countable] Word forms breakdown truck : singular breakdown truck plural breakdown trucks British a truck used for pulling away another vehicle that has stopped working …
86Fall off the back of a lorry — (UK) If someone tries to sell you something that has fallen of the back of a lorry, they are trying to sell you stolen goods …
87sewage lorry — asenizacijos cisterna statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Talpykla nuotekoms transportuoti. atitikmenys: angl. cesspool emptier; sewage lorry vok. Fäkalienabfuhrwagen, m; Klärwagen, m rus. ассенизационная автоцистерна, f …
88breakdown lorry — variant UK US Main entry: breakdown truck * * * ↑breakdown truck …
89ar|tic|u|lat|ed lorry — «ahr TIHK yuh LAY tihd», British. truck trailer …
90articulated lorry — Brit. a tractor trailer truck. * * * …