long haul

See also: longhaul and long-haul

English

Alternative forms

• long-haul

Pronunciation

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Adjective

long haul (not comparable)

1. (usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.

   a long-haul flight

Antonyms

• short haul

Translations

travelling a long distance

• German: Fern-, Langstrecken-
• Italian: a lungo raggio, a lunga distanza
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• Spanish: de larga distancia

Noun

long haul (countable and uncountable, plural long hauls)

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

   I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul.

2. a long distance

Derived terms

• for the long haul
• longhaul (verb)
• longhauled (adjective)
• longhauling (noun)