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backhaul

verb

Etymology

From back + haul.

  1. derived from *kelh₁-✻ — “to call, cry, summon”
  2. inherited from *halōną✻
  3. inherited from *halian✻ — “to haul, drag”
  4. derived from halen
  5. derived from *halōn✻
  6. derived from haler
  7. inherited from hālen
  8. compounded as backhaul — “back + haul”

Definitions

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

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

  2. 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.

  3. The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously…

    The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination…

      Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).

    2. Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or…

      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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backhaul. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA