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shuttle

[shuht-l]

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noun

a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine.
a public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route, especially a short route or one connecting two transportation systems.
shuttlecock.
(often initial capital letter)��space shuttle.

verb (used with object)

shuttled, shuttling

to cause (someone or something) to move to and fro or back and forth by or as if by a shuttle.
They shuttled me all over the seventh floor.

verb (used without object)

shuttled, shuttling

to move to and fro.
constantly shuttling between city and suburb.

shuttle

/ ˈʃʌ��ə�� /

noun

a bobbin-like device used in weaving for passing the weft thread between the warp threads
a small bobbin-like device used to hold the thread in a sewing machine or in tatting, knitting, etc
1. a bus, train, aircraft, etc, that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route
2. short for space shuttle
1. the movement between various countries of a diplomat in order to negotiate with rulers who refuse to meet each other
2. ( as modifier )
  shuttle diplomacy
badminton short for shuttlecock

verb

to move or cause to move by or as if by a shuttle

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Other Word Forms

shuttlelike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shuttle¹

before 900; Middle English shotil (noun), Old English scytel dart, arrow; cognate with Old Norse skutill harpoon; akin to shut, shoot ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shuttle¹

Old English scytel bolt; related to Middle High German ��ü��, Swedish skyttel. See _shoot , _shot

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On a game night in Los Angeles, 10-year-old Boomtown Brewery in the Arts District can host 500 fans just five minutes walking distance from the Dodger Stadium shuttle at Union Station.

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For now, free shuttle buses running every 10 minutes will transport travelers along the 2.5-mile route between the center and LAX.

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The new parking structure will be built on the east side of Disneyland Resort and provide around 6,000 parking spaces as well as shuttle and rideshare areas.

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There is a little shuttle bus in the Inland Empire that’s fueled with big aspirations.

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Unlike its shuttle bus service between airports and downtown, Route Share rides will be in regular cars driven by independent contractors rather than shuttle operators.

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