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lowry¹

  • /ˈlɒɹi/ UK
  • /ˈlɑɹi/ US

Where it comes from

Related to lorry.

noun lowries

  1. US An open boxcar used on railroads.

Lowry²

Where it comes from

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Labhradha. See Lavery and compare McClory.

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Laury, Lawrie.

Also compare Lowery.

proper noun Lourie

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A city and town in Minnesota.
  3. A town in South Dakota.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: coffin, lori, laurie, bessey, box car, well car, boxcar, box-car, box bed, log car, flat wagon, box van, flatcar, platform car, drop light, goods van

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"lowry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lowry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lowry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lowry

Chicago

"lowry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lowry.

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@misc{lowry_2026,
  title = {lowry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lowry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}