shuttlecock shuttlecock /ˈʃʌt.l̩.kɒk/ aep /ˈʃʌt̬.l̩.kɑːk/ noun [C] (INFORMALshuttle, USbirdie) ► F0 a small, light object with a rounded end to which real or artificial feathers are fixed, that is hit over the net in the game of badmintonThesaurus+: ↑Tennis and racket sports