backhaul

English

Etymology

back + haul

Verb

backhaul (third-person singular simple present backhauls, present participle backhauling, simple past and past participle backhauled)

  1. To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.

Noun

backhaul (countable and uncountable, plural backhauls)

  1. (transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
    Low rates for backhaul account for the huge volume of waste paper shipped to Asia from the US.
  2. (military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.[1]
  3. (travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
  4. (broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.

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References

  1. US FM 55-15 Transportation Reference Data; 9 June 1886
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