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Lorry vs. Juggernaut: What's the Difference?

Lorry and Juggernaut Definitions

Lorry

A motor truck.

Juggernaut

An overwhelming or unstoppable force
"With the newly empowered juggernaut of the Pentagon bureaucracy gaining momentum, the president was no longer in control" (James Carroll).

Lorry

(British) A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck

Juggernaut

A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.

Lorry

A truck with an open carriage
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Juggernaut

A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.

Lorry

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

Juggernaut

An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.

Lorry

(dated) A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.

Juggernaut

One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also Jagannath.
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Lorry

(obsolete) A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

Juggernaut

Any large, unstoppable force, power, or popular movement which defeats or destroys any person who gets in its way or attempts to stop it; as, for years the Notre Dame football team was an unstoppable juggernaut; after the early primaries, Johnson's campaign became a juggernaut, crushing all rivals.

Lorry

To transport by, or as if by, lorry.

Juggernaut

A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

Lorry

A large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

Juggernaut

An avatar of Vishnu

Lorry

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

Juggernaut

A crude idol of Krishna

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