backhaul

American  

[bak-hawl] / ˈbækˌhɔl /

noun

1. the return trip of a vehicle, as a truck, transporting cargo or freight, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.

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Etymology

Origin of backhaul

back ² + haul

Example Sentences

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backhaul

This is driven by rising demand for 5G fiber backhaul, data center connectivity and new submarine cable capacity, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Telekom also stands to benefit from ongoing 5G rollout through increased demand for fiber backhaul services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Revenue from Telekom Malaysia’s wholesale business arm, TM Global, could grow on quarter from bandwidth deals and initial 5G backhaul contributions, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Older Wi-Fi 5 routers also came in tri-band flavors, supporting both 2.4 and 5GHz bands while providing backhaul — a dedicated local network communication lane — on a separate 5GHz band.

From The Verge ● Apr. 11, 2022

They’d done exactly one of those, at a Toronto District School Board superintendents meeting, when Alan had gotten the idea of using schools’ flagpoles and backhaul as test beds for building out the net.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow