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short-haul

 
 
/ˈʃɔːthɔːl/ adjective [before noun] TRANSPORT

Definition

travelling or transporting people or goods over a short distance: Airlines have dropped meals altogether on many short-haul flights. He predicted that some short-haul carriers would shut down. The more crowded the skies, the less attractive flying becomes, particularly in valuable short-haul markets such as Europe. a short-haul destination/route/service → Compare long-haul
(Definition of short-haul adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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