shuttle¹ /shutˈl/

1. 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
2. Anything that makes similar movements
3. Rapid movement to and fro between two points
4. A shuttle service or the vehicle, craft, etc, used for this
5. A shuttlecock

1. To move to and fro like a shuttle
2. To move or travel regularly between two points

shuttˈlewise adverb

To and fro like a shuttle

shuttˈlecock noun

1. 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
2. An old game played with battledores
3. 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

shuttle² /shutˈl/ or shottle /shotˈl/ (esp Scot)

A small drawer, esp in a cabinet or chest

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