: traveling or involving a short distance
short-haul flights

Examples of short-haul in a Sentence

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The continent’s expanding offering of nocturnal routes aims to compete with short-haul flights on speed, cost, comfort and climate impact. Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 What should have been a routine short-haul flight quickly descended into chaos when two pigeons were found onboard. Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Through May 28, the airline has one million Main Cabin domestic (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) and short-haul international award seats up for grabs that cost just 5,000 miles. Andrew Kunesh, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025 Her first few videos garnered millions of views and the routine has become a mainstay during short-haul flights. Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 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 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

short-haul

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