haulage

noun

haul·​age ˈhȯ-lij How to pronounce haulage (audio)
1
: the act or process of hauling
2
: a charge made for hauling

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Those factors drove handling and haulage costs up 11 percent to $594 million. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025 Its two cars, each capable of carrying around 40 people, are attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable with traction provided by electric motors on the two cars. — Andrei Khalip, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Explore galleries filled with volcanic rocks and fluorescent minerals, browse archival photos, try gold panning, and board a small mine train and ride it into a haulage tunnel, much like workers did in 1914. — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026 The demonstrations have been primarily instigated by farmers, agricultural contractors and road haulage operators, who are upset with the government’s response to the spike in fuel prices since the onset of the Iran war. — Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for haulage

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of haulage was in 1676

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“Haulage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haulage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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