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backhaul

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A return trip after delivery of cargo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: transport

Examples

  • Low rates for backhaul account for the huge volume of waste paper shipped to Asia from the US.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: fare construction

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From back + haul.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: обра́тный рейс (obrátnyj) — A return trip after delivery of cargo