short-haul

adjective

Traveling or involving a short distance.

Opposite
long-haul
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Meanings

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

comparative shorter-haul · superlative shortest-haul · alternative short 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: long-haul

nounshort-haul (countable and uncountable, plural short-hauls)

plural short-hauls · alternative short haul

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of short haul.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTraveling or involving a short distance.

Opposite
long-haul
Cite this entry
APA

short-haul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-haul

MLA

“short-haul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-haul. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-haul,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-haul.

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