shuttle | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. bird, birdie, shuttle, shuttlecock | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers. |
| ~ badminton equipment | equipment for playing the game of badminton. |
n. (artifact) | 2. shuttle | public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points. |
| ~ public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight. |
| ~ shuttle bus | shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points. |
n. (artifact) | 3. shuttle | bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads. |
| ~ bobbin, spool, reel | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound. |
v. (motion) | 4. shuttle | travel back and forth between two points. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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