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shuttles

  • present tense form
    of shuttle (3rd person singular).
    shuttle
    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.

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Mombasa B, the other tanker, had performed four shuttles, completing its most recent voyage in early July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Graham shuttles off this mortal coil with no such vindication.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

Moxi – which shuttles medical supplies around hospitals – might respond by displaying its heart-shaped LED eyes and a beep beep greeting of its own.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Eastside riders would be best served by riding the E Line in Maravilla to the Union Station shuttles, which provides the shortest possible ride from the Boyle Heights and East L.A. area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

“An engineer has to study the rock above these pillars! If weight becomes concentrated on one of them, it’ll explode! The last time that happened, it tore one of our shuttles to pieces!”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam