backhaul

The definition of backhaul is the return trip a truck or cargo ship makes after making a delivery.

(noun)

A load of goods that are transported after the primary load was delivered is an example of a backhaul.

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See backhaul in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the return trip made, as by a truck or cargo ship, after delivering a load to a specified destination

intransitive verb

to make such a trip, often with no load as required by regulations

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