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2. Noun. (transportation) A return trip after delivery of cargo. ¹

3. Noun. (military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shippedUS FM 55-15 Transportation Reference Data; 9 June 1886. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backhaul

1. to return after delivering a load [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backhaul

Literary usage of Backhaul

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Strategy of Minerals: A Study of the Mineral Factor in the World by George Otis Smith (1919)
"... of ships — The ballast and backhaul arguments — Problems of Allied and neutral shipping — Choice between necessities — Success of the programme-—Passing ..."

2. Military Geology and Topography: A Presentation of Certain Phases of Geology by Herbert Ernest Gregory (1918)
"High-grade clay and flint pebbles could be supplied with more difficulty but are also obtained from Europe as ballast and backhaul. MINERALS FOR WHICH THE ..."

3. The Isdn Consultant: A Stress-Free Guide to High-Speed Communications by Robert E. Lee (1997)
"What this really means is that where the service is not available, the carrier will backhaul (run a line from your central office to another) the line to a ..."

4. Dust Off: Army Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam by Peter Dorland, James S. Nanney (1982)
"On 12 February at the request of the Surgeon of the US XXIV Corps, the 101st Combat Aviation Group began furnishing two CH-47's each day to backhaul routine ..."

5. Funding and Implementing Universal Access: Innovation and Experience from Uganda by Uganda Communications Commission (2005)
"O The major ISPs in Uganda are closely linked with the main fixed and cellular operators for backhaul from regional areas - for example, Infocom utilises ..."

6. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"The thousands of kilometers of wire in the ground. Switching stations. Skilled linesmen and cable pullers. Coders. Switches. backhaul. Peering arrangements. ..."

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