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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shut•tle /ˈʃʌtəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -tled, -tling. n. [countable] - a device in a loom for passing the thread from one side to the other.
- Transporta public vehicle, such as a train or bus, that travels back and forth at regular times over a route.
- shuttlecock.
- Aerospacea space vehicle designed to be launched from earth by rockets that detach in flight, and that can be landed so as to be used again.
v. - to (cause to) move back and forth by or as if by a shuttle: [~ + object]to shuttle the troop trains back and forth.[no object]He shuttled between the two countries.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shut•tle (shut′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -tled, -tling. n. - a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine.
- Transporta public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route, esp. a short route or one connecting two transportation systems.
- shuttlecock (def. 1).
- Aerospace(often cap.) See space shuttle.
v.t. - to cause (someone or something) to move to and fro or back and forth by or as if by a shuttle:They shuttled me all over the seventh floor.
v.i. - to move to and fro:constantly shuttling between city and suburb.
- bef. 900; Middle English shotil (noun, nominal), Old English scytel dart, arrow; cognate with Old Norse skutill harpoon; akin to shut, shoot
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