shuttle
[ shuht-l ]
/ ˈʃʌt l /
noun
verb (used with object), shut·tled, shut·tling.
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), shut·tled, shut·tling.
to move to and fro: constantly shuttling between city and suburb.
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Origin of shuttle
OTHER WORDS FROM shuttle
shut·tle·like, adjectiveWords nearby shuttle
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British Dictionary definitions for shuttle
shuttle
/ (ˈʃʌtəl) /
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
- a bus, train, aircraft, etc, that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route
- short for space shuttle
- the movement between various countries of a diplomat in order to negotiate with rulers who refuse to meet each other
- (as modifier)shuttle diplomacy
badminton short for shuttlecock
verb
to move or cause to move by or as if by a shuttle
Word Origin for shuttle
Old English scytel bolt; related to Middle High German schüzzel, Swedish skyttel. See shoot, shot
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