English-Finnish translations for backhaul

Definition of backhaul

• To transmit from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted
• A return trip after delivery of cargo
• The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shippedUS FM 55-15 Transportation Reference Data; 9 June 1886

Examples

• Low rates for backhaul account for the huge volume of waste paper shipped to Asia from the US.

Related words

• backhand
• backhanded
• backhander
• backhanded compliment