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to backhaul

7.4
To carry goods or data from a remote place back to the main site
  • verb
  • /ˈbækˌhɔl/
  • Specialized
: transportar de regreso
  • The sawdust is brought in a walking floor trailer by the authority's main customer, which then backhauls compost.

Examples

  • Plastic is backhauled by a grocery truck to Phoenix, where it joins that city's materials and is shipped to markets in California.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Cota also backhauls manure to the compost site from two other horse farms where he delivers sawdust for bedding.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Trades will be made that have the effect of delivering gas destined for Market 2 to Market 1, in effect backhauling gas from Market 1 to 2.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Most are coming into Vermont with deliveries and are looking for products to backhaul out of Vermont because they don't want to go back empty, says Graves.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In most areas it's going to be 3G, and in others, backhauled 3G or what T-Mobile calls HSPA+ 4G.

    Blog text (30)

  • Backhauling the bagged compost on empty transfer trailers (which are primarily walking floors) isn't an option.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The delivery truck backhauled empty containers back to the warehouse after dropping off supplies.

  • Many companies backhaul their materials to reduce costs on return trips from construction sites.

  • The logistics company backhauled the machinery to ensure it arrived at the central depot safely.

Synonyms

to send back
vsto backhaul
536 1.5

To return something to the person or place it came from

moves goods or data back to a central origin as a return trip
to transport
vsto backhaul
341 1.4

To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle

is specifically about carrying goods or data back to a central origin

Surface Forms

backhaul infinitive
backhauled past
backhauled past participle
backhauling present participle
backhauls third person singular

Morphology

backhaul = haul (transparent) = back + haul

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'back' and 'haul', referring to hauling something back to an origin or central point. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Backhaul comes from the parts back ('return') and haul ('to carry'), used as a verb when you move things on a return trip. So to backhaul something is to carry goods or data back to the central place.