backhaul
verb, noun
backhaul is spelled B-A-C-K-H-A-U-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, backhaul means “To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in backhaul?
| Letters | 8: B-A-C-K-H-A-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is backhaul?
Backhaul appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of backhaul
- backhauls present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- backhauling participle, present
- backhauled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backhaul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
noun
- 1
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
The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
- 3
Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
- 4
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does backhaul come from?
From back + haul.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).