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Shut·tle

/ˈSHəd(ə)l/

noun
- 1. a form of transportation that travels regularly between two places: "the nine o'clock shuttle from Boston"
- ▪ short for space shuttle
- 2. a wooden device with two pointed ends holding a bobbin, used for carrying the weft thread between the warp threads in weaving.
- ▪ a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a sewing machine.
- 3. short for shuttlecock
verb
- 1. travel regularly between two or more places: "he shuttled between Manhattan and Silicon Valley" Similar plyruncommutealternatecome and gogo/travel back and forthgo/travel to and fro
- ▪ transport in a shuttle: "the river taxi shuttled employees between the newspaper's offices and the capital" Similar ferrytake/run back and forthchauffeur
Word Origin Old Englishscytel ‘dart, missile’, of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse skutill ‘harpoon’; related to shoot. Sense 1 and the verb are from the movement of the bobbin from one side of the loom to the other and back.
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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 ( def 1 ). (often initial capital letter) space shuttle.

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What is a shuttle & how does it work?
loading examples... A shuttle runs between two or more places regularly. The benefit to staying at a hotel close to the airport is that you can take a shuttle, or a regular bus that travels back and forth, to catch your plane in the morning.

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What is the difference between a bus and a shuttle?
Airport shuttles are often buses, although they can also be trains, vans, or any other form of transportation. Some airplanes are shuttles, flying passengers on quick trips. You can also use the word shuttle as a verb, to describe what the bus itself does as it moves back and forth.

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What is the aim of a shuttle game?
The aim of the game is to volley the shuttle over the central net. It was all she could do to get the shuttle back over the net. shuttle between something and something A bus shuttles constantly between the terminal and the runways. You can take the shuttle across town. The New York to Boston shuttle is usually on time.

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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 ( def 1 ). (often initial capital letter) space shuttle.
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