short-haul

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˌhȯl 

: traveling or involving a short distance

short-haul flights

Examples of short-haul in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With your 3rd house (Leo) so busy this month, there’s no reason why travel couldn’t figure into this, especially the short-haul kind. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

In 2018, Canadian media outlet CBC Marketplace collected over 100 samples from 18 short-haul flights by Canadian airlines of high-touch spots like tray tables, headrests and seat pockets to be analyzed by University of Guelph microbiologists. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 July 2026

The semi-private air carrier operates short-haul, point-to-point flights out of private terminals at smaller regional airports. — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

According to The Independent, the flight was operating on an ATR 72 aircraft, a propeller plane used for short-haul flights. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for short-haul

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

short-haul

adjective

-ˌhȯl

: traveling or involving a short distance

short-haul flights