Lexic.us

Definition of Long haul

1. Noun. A journey over a long distance. "It's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"

2. Noun. A period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out. "He performed well over the long haul"

Definition of Long haul

1. Adjective. travelling a long distance ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) A long time; the long term; an extended period. ¹

3. Noun. a long distance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Long Haul

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Literary usage of Long haul

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

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1914)
"... be relieved from the operation of the short and long haul clause, does not render the statute invalid as authorizing the arbitrary destruction of the ..."

2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The average mileage made by freight cars is increased by long- haul freight; by the prompt movement of freight after it is loaded; by a large percentage of ..."

3. Railroads, Rates and Regulation by William Zebina Ripley (1913)
"Two variants: lower long-haul rates by the roundabout route, as in the Hillsdale, Youngstown, and some Southern cases, 221; or by the direct route, ..."

4. Railroad Rate Regulation: With Special Reference to the Powers of the by Joseph Henry Beale, Bruce Wyman (1915)
"Legal justification of lower long-haul rate. 782. Statutory regulation of long and short-haul ... Relation between long-haul and short-haul rates. 786. ..."

5. The Heart of the Railroad Problem: The History of Railway Discrimination in by Frank Parsons (1906)
"LONG-HAUL DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT. THE long-haul clause did not realize the intent of its framers ..."

6. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"The industry consists of 3 principal segments: a) commercial long-haul trucking (over ... Commercial long-haul companies account for 55 per cent of all ton ..."

7. National Consolidation of the Railways of the United States by George Henry Lewis (1893)
"-—EP Alexander's Defense of the Long-Haul Principle.— Increase of " Net Earnings" only Justification.—Inimical to Interests of the Public.—Spokane Case. ..."

8. The Corporation Problem: The Public Phases of Corporations, Their Uses by William Wilson Cook (1891)
"... secret rates—Discrimination between towns—Charging more for a short than for a long haul—Discrimination between articles—Charging what the traffic will ..."

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