Short+distance
1Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; …
2Short rib — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… …
3Short suit — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… …
4Short-line railroad — Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular board game Monopoly, probably named after the Shore Fast Line, an interurban streetcar line. A short line is an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short… …
5Short line — or Short Line can refer to: *Short line railroad, an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance ** Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular board game Monopoly, probably named after the Shore… …
6Short-coupled — is an aviation term for an aircraft with a relatively short distance between the wing and empennage. This can lead to Pilot induced oscillation …
7short haul — {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new… …
8short haul — {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new… …
9short-haul — adjective Date: 1895 traveling or involving a short distance < short haul flights > …
10short line — noun Date: circa 1917 a transportation system (as a railroad) operating over a relatively short distance …
