Meaning of longhaul | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To travel a long distance.
   transitive
2. To transport goods over long distances.
   transitive

Examples

“Though they breed⟳ in the High Arctic summer, Arctic terns 'winter' south in the austral summer, thus living a life of perpetual summer and almost endless daylight in the classic example of 'globe-spanning'. […] Longhauling 22,000 miles a year they are the only northern breeding species which migrates regularly to Antarctic waters.”

“The words hung between them, heavy with self-recrimination. Harriet shook her head. What was the point⟳ in this? More Poor me before she long-hauled it back across the Atlantic? She had enough baggage, thank⟳ you very much.”

“Q. What would the Denver & Rio Grande Western get⟳ if it hauled that same car from Salt Lake to Pueblo and longhauled it to Santa Fe on its own⟳ branch? / A. About 26 or 27 cents.”

“[…] Foreign Trade⟳ Zone cargoes may be discharged at Berth 60 and longhauled with stevedoring equipment into Foreign Trade⟳ Zone No. 4.”

“Integrated Solid Waste⟳ Management Program⟳, Based on Waste⟳ Reduction, Recycling, and Out-of-Country Landfilling (i.e., Longhaul): This alternative would have⟳ required the same practices for waste⟳ reduction and recycling as the previous alternative. Instead of developing a new in-county landfill, remaining solid waste⟳ would be disposed of in existing landfills and longhauled to an out-of-country landfill once the existing landfills reached their capacity.”

“You need⟳ to get⟳ into long-distance moving. […] I got a cousin in Alabama, which he's based in Birmingham, gets plenty of work⟳ long-hauling furniture and whatnot.”

“I got a couple guys who work⟳ for me part time, doing body work⟳ and painting, but I do most of the longhauling myself, delivering cars to locations.”

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