shuttle

shuttle Definition

shut·tle (s̸hut′'l)

noun

1. an instrument containing a reel or spool of the woof thread, used in weaving to carry the thread back and forth between the warp threads
2. a smaller but similar thread holder used in tatting, etc.
3. a device that carries the lower thread back and forth in making a lock stitch on a sewing machine
4. any of several devices having a similar to-and-fro action
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1. a traveling back and forth over an often short route, as by an airplane, train, bus, etc. kept the planes in a 24-hour shuttle
2. the route so traveled
3. a shuttle service offered by an airline, esp. one for which reservations are not required the New York-Washington shuttle
4. an airplane, train, bus, etc. used in a shuttle
space shuttle
shuttlecock

Etymology: ME schutylle < OE scytel, missile < base of sceotan, to shoot: so called because shot to and fro with the thread in weaving

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·tled, -·tling

shuttle Synonyms

shuttle Usage Examples

Possessives

weaver: To some extent they were standardized - a weaver's shuttle was a weaver's shuttle be it from Edinburgh or Haddington.

Converse of object

fly: By 1760 the flying shuttle, which halved the labor of yarn production, was in general application.
catch: Saturday 9 th September Got a wake up call at about 04.00 and caught the courtesy shuttle to the airport at 04.55.
throw: If a wider cloth was needed, two weavers threw the shuttle to each other.

Adjective modifier

complimentary: There is a complimentary shuttle 3 times a day that goes into town with pick ups twice a day.
frequent: There are frequent shuttles to Washington, DC and Boston, taking three hours 15 minutes and four hours 30 minutes respectively.
regular: The diesel rattles gently along the embankment top on its regular shuttle.
free: The property runs a free shuttle to the lifts.

Modifies a noun

bus: Hop on the shuttle bus for the 5 minute ride to the BAA McArthur Glen Ashford Designer Outlet for designer goods at discount prices.
diplomacy: Meanwhile British Prime Minister Tony Blair has played the role of shuttle diplomacy in the Arab world.
buss: This persons sister lost the tent at a train station which was linked heavily through shuttle busses.
tanker: Oil is exported by shuttle tankers and gas is exported via the Fulmar gas pipeline to St Fergus.
mission: Twenty flights, which include 16 space shuttle missions, have already occurred in the ISS era.
disaster: The second example concerns the Challenger space shuttle disaster in the ' 80s.

Noun used with modifier

minibus: We operate a private minibus shuttle service to take you the short distance to the slopes.
courtesy: A courtesy shuttle bus goes to Hurghada town center daily.
space: Space shuttle makes safe landing The space shuttle has landed safely back on Earth.
airport: We offer to our guests a complimentary airport shuttle service.
truck: Operating revenue Shuttle services revenues were up 6 % to £ 146 million mainly due to higher truck shuttle volumes and yields.
ski: The farmhouse and chalet are 5 minutes from the lifts using the free ski shuttle bus that passes every 30 minutes.

shuttle Quotes

Man is the shuttle, to whose winding quest And passage through these looms God ordered motion, but ordained no rest.

—Vaughan, Henry

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle

—Bible (Old Testament)

Welcome to shuttle diplomacy!

—Sisco,JosephJohn

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