: traveling or involving a short distance
short-haul flights

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One previous study published in the journal Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine found just 0.5 percent of passengers reported vomiting during a short-haul flight. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 According to the European Environment Agency, rail travel emits just 35g of CO₂ per kilometer, compared to 246g per kilometer for a domestic flight and 154g per kilometer for a short-haul flight, as reported by Our World in Data. 2. Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Train services are often fast, cheap, and reliable, which has led several European governments to try to ban short-haul domestic flights. Michele Robson, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 2024 Let alone rig a short-haul mission off of Half Dome. Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 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 9 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

short-haul

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