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crosshauling

crosshauling is the present participle and gerund of crosshaul.

Meaning of crosshaul

Verb

crosshaul (third-person singular simple present crosshauls, present participle crosshauling, simple past and past participle crosshauled)

  1. (logistics) To transport goods away from a locality while similar goods are simultaneously transported into the same locality, often resulting in inefficiencies.
    • The example that I have used of crosshauling between Pittsburgh and Chicago is an extreme case which, in actual practice, probably seldom occurs, but is illustrative of crosshauling which does occur in very large quantities from various districts.1932, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Price Bases Inquiry: The Basing-point Formula and Cement Prices., U.S. Government Printing Office, page 134

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Questions about crosshauling

What is crosshauling the present participle and gerund of?
Crosshauling is the present participle and gerund of crosshaul.

Words near crosshauling in the dictionary

  1. crosshatches
  2. crosshatching
  3. crosshatchings
  4. crosshaul
  5. crosshauled
  6. crosshauling
  7. crosshauls
  8. Crosshaven
  9. crosshead
  10. crosshead screwdriver
  11. crosshead screwdrivers

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