haulage

American  

[haw-lij] / ˈhɔ lɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or labor of hauling.

2. the amount of force expended in hauling.

3. a charge made, especially by a railroad, for hauling equipment, commodities, etc.

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haulage British  

/ ˈhɔːlɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or labour of hauling

2. a rate or charge levied for the transportation of goods, esp by rail

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Etymology

Origin of haulage

First recorded in 1820–30; haul + -age

Example Sentences

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at several airports, while Eurostar services and haulage have also been affected.

From BBC

Fraud targeting hauliers - including criminals using bogus haulage companies - is on the rise in the UK, according to the police's National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.

From BBC

Larter turned down coaching jobs to join his father's haulage business.

From BBC

Korkosz, who drove for a Polish haulage company, didn't realise his camera recorded sound, but still insisted it should have captured the violent coughing which made him "black out" and become disoriented.

From BBC

While other experiments with that approach have proven successful, this one results in a hanging work that looks like a trawler accidentally got its haulage caught in a tree.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• shipment
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• transport