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shuttle
shut·tle S0380100 (shŭt′l)n.1. a. Regular travel back and forth over an established, often short route by a vehicle.b. A vehicle used in such travel: took the shuttle across town.c. A route used by a vehicle in such travel: the Washington-New York air shuttle.d. A space shuttle.e. Travel between disputing parties by a diplomatic intermediary.2. a. A device used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth between the warp threads.b. A device for holding the thread in tatting and netting and in a sewing machine.v. shut·tled, shut·tling, shut·tles v.intr. To go, move, or travel back and forth, especially by a shuttle: business people who shuttle between European capitals.v.tr.1. To cause to move back and forth frequently.2. To transport, especially by a shuttle: shuttle a scientific payload to an orbiting space station.
[Middle English shitel, shutel, weaver's shuttle, from Old English scytel, scutel, dart; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]
shut′tler n.shuttle (ˈʃʌtəl) n1. (Textiles) a bobbin-like device used in weaving for passing the weft thread between the warp threads2. (Knitting & Sewing) a small bobbin-like device used to hold the thread in a sewing machine or in tatting, knitting, etc3. (Automotive Engineering) a bus, train, aircraft, etc, that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route4. (Astronautics) short for space shuttle5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the movement between various countries of a diplomat in order to negotiate with rulers who refuse to meet each otherb. (as modifier): shuttle diplomacy. 6. (Badminton) badminton short for shuttlecockvbto move or cause to move by or as if by a shuttle[Old English scytel bolt; related to Middle High German schüzzel, Swedish skyttel. See shoot, shot]shut•tle (ˈʃʌt l)
n., v. -tled, -tling. n. 1. a device in a loom for passing or shooting the filling thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usu. consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the filling is wound. 2. the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine. 3. a public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a route. 4. shuttlecock (def. 1). 5. (often cap.) space shuttle. v.t. 6. to cause to move to and fro by or as if by a shuttle. v.i. 7. to move to and fro. [before 900; Middle English shotil, Old English scytel dart, arrow, c. Old Norse skutill harpoon; akin to shut, shoot1] shuttle
Past participle: shuttled
Gerund: shuttling
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| I shuttle | | you shuttle | | he/she/it shuttles | | we shuttle | | you shuttle | | they shuttle |
| Preterite |
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| I shuttled | | you shuttled | | he/she/it shuttled | | we shuttled | | you shuttled | | they shuttled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shuttling | | you are shuttling | | he/she/it is shuttling | | we are shuttling | | you are shuttling | | they are shuttling |
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| I have shuttled | | you have shuttled | | he/she/it has shuttled | | we have shuttled | | you have shuttled | | they have shuttled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shuttling | | you were shuttling | | he/she/it was shuttling | | we were shuttling | | you were shuttling | | they were shuttling |
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| I had shuttled | | you had shuttled | | he/she/it had shuttled | | we had shuttled | | you had shuttled | | they had shuttled |
| Future |
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| I will shuttle | | you will shuttle | | he/she/it will shuttle | | we will shuttle | | you will shuttle | | they will shuttle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shuttled | | you will have shuttled | | he/she/it will have shuttled | | we will have shuttled | | you will have shuttled | | they will have shuttled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shuttling | | you will be shuttling | | he/she/it will be shuttling | | we will be shuttling | | you will be shuttling | | they will be shuttling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shuttling | | you have been shuttling | | he/she/it has been shuttling | | we have been shuttling | | you have been shuttling | | they have been shuttling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shuttling | | you will have been shuttling | | he/she/it will have been shuttling | | we will have been shuttling | | you will have been shuttling | | they will have been shuttling |
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| I had been shuttling | | you had been shuttling | | he/she/it had been shuttling | | we had been shuttling | | you had been shuttling | | they had been shuttling |
| Conditional |
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| I would shuttle | | you would shuttle | | he/she/it would shuttle | | we would shuttle | | you would shuttle | | they would shuttle |
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| I would have shuttled | | you would have shuttled | | he/she/it would have shuttled | | we would have shuttled | | you would have shuttled | | they would have shuttled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shuttle - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathersshuttlecock, birdie, birdbadminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton | | 2. | shuttle - public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two pointspublic transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freightshuttle bus - shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points | | 3. | shuttle - bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threadsbobbin, spool, reel - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | | Verb | 1. | shuttle - travel back and forth between two pointsgo, 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" |
shuttleverb go back and forth, commute, go to and fro, alternate, ply, shunt, seesaw They have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals.Translationsshuttle (ˈʃatl) noun1. in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads. (織布機)梭子 （织机的）梭子 2. a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine. (縫紉機)滑梭 （缝纫机的）滑梭 3. an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places. an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations). 區間往返的交通工具 区间往返的运行工具（火车、飞机等），航天飞机 ˈshuttlecock noun a rounded cork etc, with feathers etc fixed in it, used in the game of badminton. 羽毛球 羽毛球shuttle
shuttle diplomacyAn act, instance, or practice of carrying out discussions or negotiations between two parties who refuse to communicate with one another directly. The ambassador has been on a mission of shuttle diplomacy, trying to broker a peace deal between the two warring nations.See also: diplomacy, shuttleshuttle (someone or something) from (some place) to (some place)To transport someone or something from one location, event, or activity to another by or as by shuttle. The school is asking for volunteers to shuttle students from school to the museum for their field trip. I've been shuttling this artwork from exhibit to exhibit all around the country.See also: shuttleshuttle someone or something from (person to person) and shuttle someone or something from place to place(Specific persons or places are sometimes expressed.) to move or pass someone or something from person to person; to move or pass someone or something from place to place. My phone call was shuttled from person to person. Mary shuttled her children from home to school to practice.See also: shuttleshuttle
shuttle: see loomloom,
frame or machine used for weaving; there is evidence that the loom has been in use since 4400 B.C.
Modern looms are of two types, those with a shuttle (the part that carries the weft through the shed) and those without; the latter draw the weft from a stationary
..... Click the link for more information. .shuttle Short for space shuttle.Shuttle (1) In weaving, the working element of a loom that interlaces the weft yarns with the warp yarns to weave cloth. It is a streamlined body with a cavity, in which a bobbin for the weft is located. Shuttles may be made of hard wood (hornbeam, boxwood, and acacia), compressed wood, or plastic. In order to increase the durability and smoothness of the external walls, shuttles may be covered with vulcanized fiber 2 mm thick. The ends are clad with steel tips. The design of a shuttle depends on the design and purpose of the loom, the weight-to-length ratio of the weft yarn, and the size of the weft yarn package. (2) In sewing, the working element of a lockstitch sewing machine, which inserts the bottom thread into the stitch. shuttle[′shəd·əl] (mechanical engineering) A back-and-forth motion of a machine which continues to face in one direction. (nucleonics) rabbit (textiles) A device on a loom that moves filling yarns between the warp yarns during weaving. shuttleA descent or a climb conducted in a holding pattern.shuttle1. a bobbin-like device used in weaving for passing the weft thread between the warp threads 2. a. a bus, train, aircraft, etc., that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route b. short for space shuttle3. a. the movement between various countries of a diplomat in order to negotiate with rulers who refuse to meet each other b. (as modifier): shuttle diplomacy 4. Badminton short for shuttlecockshuttle
shut·tle (shŭt'ĕl), A going back and forth regularly; used in respect to certain transport processes across a biomembrane.shuttle Space medicine
Any of the five—Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour—reusable spacecraft that carried personnel and equipment into orbit, providing platform of the cutting-edge research critical in constructing the largest structure in space, the International Space Station. The first mission was launched in April 1981; the last space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended in July 2011.shuttleDRV-1114789364 (shŭt′l) To transport an object back and forth; in cell biology or biochemistry, to carry a molecule repeatedly across a cell membrane.shuttle
Related to shuttle: space shuttleSynonyms for shuttleverb go back and forthSynonyms- go back and forth
- commute
- go to and fro
- alternate
- ply
- shunt
- seesaw
Synonyms for shuttlenoun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathersSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two pointsRelated Words- public transport
- shuttle bus
noun bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threadsRelated Wordsverb travel back and forth between two pointsRelated Words |