"short-haul" meaning in English

See short-haul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: shorter-haul [comparative], shortest-haul [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|shorter-haul|sup=shortest-haul}} short-haul (comparative shorter-haul, superlative shortest-haul)
  1. Traveling or involving a short distance.
    Sense id: en-short-haul-en-adj-Bdp1pvmS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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