short haul

[shawrt hawl]

noun

1. a relatively short period of time.

   For the short haul, he'll be able to get by on what he earns.

2. a relatively short distance or journey.

   The truck should be fine for such a short haul.

3. Nautical.,  the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting.

adjective

1. Usually short-haul noting or relating to travel or transport of freight or passengers over short distances, especially by truck or airplane: short-haul airlines.

   a short-haul trucking company;

   short-haul airlines.

short haul

noun

1. a journey over a short distance, esp by air

Word History and Origins

Origin of short haul¹

First recorded in 1830–35

Idioms and Phrases

see under long haul.

Related Words

• brief 
• ephemeral 
• fleeting 
• momentary 
• short-term 
• temporary 
• transitory