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haul

 
 
/hɔːl/ noun

Definition

[C] an amount of something that has been stolen or that is owned illegally: a haul of arms/drugs
be a long haul to be difficult and take a long time: His return to health will be a long haul.
(Definition of haul noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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