haulage
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈhɔːlɪdʒ/
- UK
:
transporte
- The haulage company delivered the furniture to my new apartment last week.
- road haulage
- water haulage
Examples
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We're at the haulage yard now, ma'am.
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...I suggest you keep your eyes on your road haulage business.
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Made his money in haulage back in the '80s.
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According to the job sheets we got from the haulage company, he stopped off to pick up some fallen livestock.
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... and how much, Mr. Baff, for haulage and distribution...
Fiction book (2002) -
There were haulage firms on the quay who had 30 and 40 wagons that used to ship the fish away.
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But earlier this month I was with a haulage firm with my right honourable friend the Member for Hull West and Hessel in Hull.
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Transporting goods by rail is often cheaper than haulage by road.
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The rise in online shopping has increased the demand for haulage services.
Synonyms
576
2.2
A system that moves people or goods, often by vehicles
557
1.6
Moving people or goods from one place to another
540
1.0
Bringing parcels or food to someone
79
3.9
Goods moved in large amounts by ship, train, or truck
66
2.1
To send goods to a place by ship, truck, or plane
11
2.6
The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle
5
5.0
A vehicle or way of moving people and things
2
3.4
Carrying away waste or unwanted things by truck
1
1.0
Moving something from one place to another
1
8.4
The cost of moving goods a short distance by truck or cart
The transport of large amounts of goods by ship or truck for pay
The movement of large amounts of goods between major warehouses on main routes
The act of carrying goods, mail, or news so someone receives them
To carry other people's bags or goods for them, often by porters
Pulling a vehicle or boat using another vehicle
A service that takes away unwanted items
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word haulage comes from the verb haul ('to pull or carry') plus the ending -age that makes a noun for an action, so haulage means the act of moving or transporting goods by road or rail.