English▸ noun [mass noun]
1 Telecommunications the links carrying traffic between the extremities of a network and its core:
[as modifier] the backhaul market was generally competitive except in some provincial areas
these base stations are reliant on fibre to provide the huge volume of required backhaul capacity.
2 Telecommunications footage, especially of a live event, transmitted to a television channel or similar to be edited for broadcast.
▸ verb [with object]
1 Telecommunications pass (traffic) through the links connecting the extremities of a network to its core:
rather than backhauling those applications through the core network, organizations need to consider providing secure remote connectivity
the video feed doesn't have to be backhauled all the way to a central location.