Library / English Dictionary

HAULAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of drawing or hauling something

Example:

the haul up the hill went very slowly

Synonyms:

draw; haul; haulage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("haulage" is a kind of...):

pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haulage"):

tow; towage (the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope)

Derivation:

haul (transport in a vehicle)

haul (draw slowly or heavily)

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