longhaul

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longhaul

/ˈlɒŋhɔːl/ UK
/ˈlɔŋhɔl/ US
/lɑŋ-/ US

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verb longhauls · longhauling · longhauled · long-haul

transitive To travel a long distance. 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 migrate
transitive To transport goods over long distances. 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.

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@misc{longhaul_2026,
  title = {longhaul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longhaul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}