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Meaning of backhaul | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A return trip after delivery of cargo.
  2. The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
  3. Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
  4. Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.

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Examples

“Low rates for backhaul account for the huge volume of waste paper shipped to Asia from the US.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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