long haul
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3.5
- noun
- /lɔŋ hɔl/
:
viaje de larga distancia
- But this was a long-haul trip, and Neil could taste the worry in the air.
- long-haul trucker
- long-haul trucking
- long-haul driver
What about the actual like long haul highway driving?
- What about the actual like long haul highway driving?
- We are talking about books that can help get you through a long haul flight because I was just on one yesterday.
- They found that the most optimal time to nap was early on in that long haul flight and it sustained them throughout the rest of the flight.
Examples
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I had just one question for your guest and that is how the hell do you stay awake for some of your long haul drives?
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She will thank you for it over the long haul.
Fiction book (1990) -
We are talking about books that can help get you through a long haul flight because I was just on one yesterday.
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It's going to be a long haul for sure.
Blog text (12) -
The federal government, Obama said, is "here for the long haul."
Blog text (25) -
From next year all long haul flights will carry the same lower band T, band B tax rate that you now pay to fly to the United States.
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I can't imagine doing that trip all the time like some long-haul truckers do.
Blog text (25) -
She said that long haul flights can trigger symptoms and that's very normal.
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They found that the most optimal time to nap was early on in that long haul flight and it sustained them throughout the rest of the flight.
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Preparing for a long haul flight, she packed enough snacks and activities to keep her entertained for hours.
Synonyms
37
2.5
A car trip that takes a long time
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1.4
A journey across the ocean by ship or boat
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a long and difficult process' is directly compositional from 'long' (extended in time/length) + 'haul' (a journey or effortful movement): a prolonged effort or journey is a predictable extension of those meanings. This construction follows normal noun modification patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will very likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun long haul comes from transport: a haul is a heavy load moved a long way by a truck, train or ship. So it means 'a journey that covers a great distance'.