shuttle1 /shutˈl/ noun- An instrument used for shooting the thread of the woof between the threads of the warp in weaving or through the loop of thread in a sewing machine
- Anything that makes similar movements
- Rapid movement to and fro between two points
- A shuttle service or the vehicle, craft, etc, used for this
- A shuttlecock
transitive verb and intransitive verb- To move to and fro like a shuttle
- To move or travel regularly between two points
ORIGIN: OE scytel dart; scēotan to shoot; Dan and Swed skyttel shuttˈlewise adverb To and fro like a shuttle shuttˈlecock noun - A lightweight cone consisting of a rounded cork stuck with feathered flights (or a moulded plastic version of this) to be hit to and fro with badminton rackets
- An old game played with battledores
- Something tossed to and fro repeatedly
transitive verb and intransitive verb To shuttle shuttle diplomacy noun The exercise, undertaken by an intermediary, of travelling to and fro between two heads of state, in order to bring about agreement between them shuttle service noun A train or other transport service moving constantly between two points |