"long haul" meaning in English

See long haul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-long haul.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} long haul (not comparable)
  1. (usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance. Tags: not-comparable Translations (travelling a long distance): Fern- (German), Langstrecken- (German), a lungo raggio (Italian), a lunga distanza (Italian), de larga distancia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-long_haul-en-adj-bM1XfcdC

Noun

Audio: En-au-long haul.ogg Forms: long hauls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} long haul (countable and uncountable, plural long hauls)
  1. (literally) A long distance. Tags: countable, literally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-long_haul-en-noun-gH5QkRe7
  2. (figuratively) A long time; the long term; an extended period. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: long-haul Derived forms: for the long haul, over the long haul, long-haul COVID, longhaul [verb], longhauled [adjective], longhauling [noun]
    Sense id: en-long_haul-en-noun-UpCA77wc Disambiguation of Aviation: 5 2 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 4 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 3 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 2 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 3 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 3 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 2 89

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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