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shuttle
noun
a
vehicle
,
usually
a
bus
,
van
,
or
train
,
that
makes
frequent
short
trips
back
and
forth
between
two
fixed
places
,
especially
to
carry
passengers
•
We
caught
the
free
shuttle
from
the
hotel
to
the
airport
.
We
caught
the
free
shuttle
from
the
hotel
to
the
airport
.
•
A
blue
shuttle
pulls
up
every
fifteen
minutes
outside
the
terminal
.
A
blue
shuttle
pulls
up
every
fifteen
minutes
outside
the
terminal
.
from
Middle
English
shitel
,
meaning
“
device
that
moves
back
and
forth
,”
later
applied
to
vehicles
that
do
the
same
action
noun
an
informal
,
shortened
name
for
a
shuttlecock
,
the
feathered
or
plastic
projectile
hit
back
and
forth
in
badminton
•
Sam
picked
up
the
fallen
shuttle
and
served
again
.
Sam
picked
up
the
fallen
shuttle
and
served
again
.
•
The
plastic
shuttle
is
more
durable
than
the
feathered
one
.
The
plastic
shuttle
is
more
durable
than
the
feathered
one
.
shortened
from
“
shuttlecock
,”
first
recorded
in
the
19th
century
noun
a
reusable
spacecraft
that
carries
astronauts
or
cargo
between
Earth
and
space
and
returns
to
be
used
again
•
The
crew
boarded
the
shuttle
at
dawn
for
its
journey
to
the
International
Space
Station
.
The
crew
boarded
the
shuttle
at
dawn
for
its
journey
to
the
International
Space
Station
.
•
During
re-entry
,
the
heat
shields
protected
the
shuttle
from
extreme
temperatures
.
During
re-entry
,
the
heat
shields
protected
the
shuttle
from
extreme
temperatures
.
extension
of
the
weaving
sense
:
like
a
loom
’
s
shuttle
,
the
craft
travels
back
and
forth
between
two
points
—
Earth
and
orbit
verb
-
shuttle
,
shuttling
,
shuttles
,
shuttled
to
move
or
transport
someone
or
something
back
and
forth
between
two
places
repeatedly
•
Volunteers
used
their
cars
to
shuttle
supplies
between
the
warehouse
and
the
shelter
.
Volunteers
used
their
cars
to
shuttle
supplies
between
the
warehouse
and
the
shelter
.
•
All
day
,
taxis
shuttled
tourists
from
the
port
to
the
ancient
ruins
.
All
day
,
taxis
shuttled
tourists
from
the
port
to
the
ancient
ruins
.
verb
sense
developed
from
the
noun
:
like
the
loom
tool
,
the
action
involves
repeated
back-and-forth
movement
noun
a
small
boat-shaped
tool
that
carries
the
weft
thread
back
and
forth
through
the
warp
threads
on
a
loom
•
The
weaver
slid
the
wooden
shuttle
smoothly
across
the
loom
.
The
weaver
slid
the
wooden
shuttle
smoothly
across
the
loom
.
•
If
the
shuttle
is
too
heavy
,
the
fabric
may
distort
.
If
the
shuttle
is
too
heavy
,
the
fabric
may
distort
.
Old
English
scytel
“
dart
,
arrow
,”
later
applied
to
a
weaving
tool
that
shoots
thread
through
the
loom