: traveling or involving a short distance
short-haul flights

Examples of short-haul in a Sentence

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Through May 28, the airline has one million Main Cabin domestic (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) and short-haul international award seats up for grabs that cost just 5,000 miles. Andrew Kunesh, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025 Her first few videos garnered millions of views and the routine has become a mainstay during short-haul flights. Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 United Airlines flies many international flights out of Newark, but carriers typically prioritize lower capacity regional and short-haul routes for canceLlations whenever possible. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 May 2025 But short-haul traffic — which focuses on South Florida — was off 3% for the month to 120,165. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for short-haul

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of short-haul was in 1895

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“Short-haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-haul. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

short-haul

adjective
-ˌhȯl
: traveling or involving a short distance
short-haul flights
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