Dictionary

haulage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɑlədʒ/ (Canada)
• /hɔːləd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree English haul Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English haulage From haul + -age.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of hauling.
   • The initial task would be the haulage of stores from Cape Evans to Hut Point, a distance of 13 miles. 1919: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, South (The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917)
2. (countable, uncountable) The business of transporting heavy goods.
3. (countable, uncountable) The charge levied for hauling (either towing or hauling out) a ship or boat.

Forms

Coordinates

shipping · carriage · shipping · trucking · trucking

Deriveds

haulageway

Translations (21)

nb befordring (The act of hauling) · tr nakliyecilik (Business of transporting goods) · de Beförderung (The act of hauling) · bg дърпане (The act of hauling) · ru транспортиро́вка (Business of transporting goods) · bg влачене (The act of hauling) · ca camionatge (Business of transporting goods) · gl carrexo (The act of hauling) · bg теглене (The act of hauling) · tr taşıma (The act of hauling) · tr nakil (The act of hauling) · nb transport (The act of hauling) · ru перево́зка (Business of transporting goods) · nb transporttjeneste (Business of transporting goods) · gl carreto (The act of hauling) · de Transportdienst (Business of transporting goods) · tr taşımacılık (Business of transporting goods) · ru транспортиро́вка (The act of hauling) · bg превоз (Business of transporting goods) · bg транспортиране (Business of transporting goods) · ru перево́зка (The act of hauling)