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/shawrt"hawl'/, adj.of, pertaining to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.[1925-30]
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short-haul — ˈshort haul adjective [only before a noun] TRANSPORT TRAVEL short haul flights, transport etc travel over short distances: • short haul air services within Europe compare long haul * * * short haul UK US /ˈʃɔːthɔːl/ adjective [ … Financial and business terms
short-haul — adj a short haul aircraft or flight travels a fairly short distance ≠ ↑long haul ▪ short haul routes within the UK … Dictionary of contemporary English
short-haul — short ,haul adjective traveling or carrying people or goods over a short distance, especially by air … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
short-haul — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: short haul 1. : traveling or involving a short distance a short haul bus short haul flights 2. : of, relating to, or lasting for a short period short haul … Useful english dictionary
short haul — noun 1. : transportation of goods or passengers for a short distance 2. : a comparatively brief period of time used with the to achieve this, Americans must work for the long pull not the short haul Earl Bunting * * * n. a relatively short… … Useful english dictionary
short-haul — ADJ: ADJ n Short haul is used to describe things that involve transporting passengers or goods over short distances. Short haul flights operate from Heathrow and Gatwick. Ant: long haul … English dictionary
short haul — {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new… … Dictionary of American idioms
short haul — {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new… … Dictionary of American idioms
short\ haul — noun A short distance; a short trip. The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake. The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new house.… … Словарь американских идиом
short-haul — adjective Date: 1895 traveling or involving a short distance < short haul flights > … New Collegiate Dictionary
