short haul

[ shawrt hawl ]

noun

1. a relatively short period of time:

   For the short haul, he'll be able to get by on what he earns.

2. a relatively short distance or journey:

   The truck should be fine for such a short haul.

3. Nautical. the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting.

adjective

1. Usually short-haul. noting or relating to travel or transport of freight or passengers over short distances, especially by truck or airplane: short-haul airlines.

   a short-haul trucking company;

   short-haul airlines.

short haul

noun

1. a journey over a short distance, esp by air

Word History and Origins

Origin of short haul¹

First recorded in 1830–35

Idioms and Phrases

see under long haul .

Example Sentences

Some climate organizations are proposing that short haul flights be done away with entirely.

From Time

“For sure you would do short haul, there’s no question about it, because the economics are in favor, everything is in favor,” says Venkat Viswanathan, a mechanical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University.

From MIT Technology Review

To win elections in the short haul, and fight forward with a progressive feminist agenda in the long haul.

From The Daily Beast

If you crave a short-haul flight that yields a long-haul destination, consider Istanbul.

From The Daily Beast

The bitter opposition by New England senators in 1910 to amendment of the long and short haul clause is thus explained.

From Project Gutenberg

Its hands formerly doubly tied, are now in part freed by rehabilitation of the long and short haul clause.

From Project Gutenberg

This issue really also underlies the question of enforcement of the long and short haul clause.

From Project Gutenberg

A more consistent enforcement of the long and short haul principle might provide a remedy almost as effective as pooling.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the new long and short haul clause, what may be done by the Interstate Commerce Commission?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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