haulback (English, noun)
expansion: haulback (countable and uncountable, plural haulbacks)
Senses:
qualifier: timber industry
glosses: A small wire rope or line used to pull the main cable (or butt-rigging) back into position after a log has been hauled out.
tags: countable
topics: business
mining
glosses: A method of surface mining where overburden (the material on top of the coal or ore) is transported from an area and then hauled back after removal of ore or coal.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: haulbacks
tags: plural