English edit

Etymology edit

haul +‎ -age

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hɔːləd͡ʒ/
  • (file)
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlədʒ/

Noun edit

haulage (countable and uncountable, plural haulages)

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

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