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short haul

short haul is the alternative form of short-haul.

Noun

short haul (countable and uncountable, plural short hauls)

  1. (literally) A travel or journey involving a short distance.
    Antonyms:
    long haul
  2. (figuratively) A short time; a short term.

Meaning of short-haul

Adjective

short-haul (comparative shorter-haul, superlative shortest-haul)

  1. Traveling or involving a short distance.
    • The projected modal switch from car, coach and short-haul flights to rail remains very modest, despite all the evidence available from high-speed introductions elsewhere.2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in Rail, page 50

Antonyms of short haul

Forms of short haul

Adjective
comparativeshorter haul
superlativeshortest haul
Noun
pluralshort hauls

Questions about short haul

What does short haul mean?
Short haul means a travel or journey involving a short distance.
What is short haul the alternative form of?
Short haul is the alternative form of short-haul.
What part of speech is short haul?
Short haul is a noun.
What is the plural of short haul?
The plural of short haul is short hauls.

Words near short haul in the dictionary

  1. short gross
  2. short hairs
  3. short hand
  4. short handed
  5. short hands
  6. short haul
  7. short hauls
  8. short head
  9. short heads
  10. Short Heath
  11. Short Hills

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