backhauling
|back-haul-ing|
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/ˈbækˌhɔlɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈbækˌhɔːlɪŋ/
(backhaul)
return transport / return link
Etymology
'backhauling' is formed from the English components 'back' + 'haul' (verb) meaning 'to carry or pull'.
'backhaul' originated as a compound of 'back' + 'haul' in modern English (20th century) to describe hauling on a return trip; 'backhauling' is the gerund/nominalized form.
Initially a literal compound meaning 'to haul back' or 'haul on the return journey'; it later developed specialized usage in logistics and telecommunications to mean 'filling return trips' and 'return data transport'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the practice of carrying goods on a vehicle's return trip to avoid running empty; return transport of cargo (logistics).
Backhauling helps reduce costs by filling trucks on their return journeys.
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Noun 2
in telecommunications, the transmission of data from distributed or remote sites back to a central network point (e.g., cell-site to core network).
The operator upgraded its backhauling to fiber to increase capacity.
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Last updated: 2025/12/26 09:30