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What does “a long-haul flight” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
A flight covering a long distance, usually many hours
“It was a long-haul flight, almost eleven hours.”
From the B2 lesson On the Road (flights and getting around).
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What does “a long-haul flight” mean?
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