shuttle

shut·tle  (shtl)

n.

1. A device used in weaving to carry the woof thread back and forth between the warp threads.

2. A device for holding the thread in tatting and netting and in a sewing machine.

3.

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.

4. A space shuttle.

5. Travel between disputing parties by a diplomatic intermediary.

v. shut·tled, shut·tling, shut·tles

v.intr.

To go, move, or travel back and forth by or as if by a shuttle: business people who shuttle between European capitals.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move back and forth frequently.

2. To transport by or as if by a shuttle: shuttle a scientific payload to an orbiting space station.

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[Middle English shutille, from Old English scytel, dart; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]

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shuttler n.

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shuttle [ˈʃʌt^əl]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a bobbin-like device used in weaving for passing the weft thread between the warp threads

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a small bobbin-like device used to hold the thread in a sewing machine or in tatting, knitting, etc.

3.

a.  (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a bus, train, aircraft, etc., that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route

b.  (Astronautics) short for space shuttle

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

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

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) Badminton short for shuttlecock

vb

to 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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shuttle - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers shuttlecock, birdie, bird badminton 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 points public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight shuttle bus - shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points
	3.	shuttle - bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads bobbin, 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 points go, 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"

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shuttle

verb go back and forth, commute, go to and fro, alternate, ply, shunt, seesaw They have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals.

Translations

shuttle [ˈʃʌtl]

A. N

1. (for weaving, sewing) → lanzadera f

2. (Aer) → puente m aéreo; (= plane, train etc) → servicio m regular de enlace
air shuttle → puente m aéreo

3. (Space) (also space shuttle) → lanzadera f or transbordador m espacial

4. (in badminton) (= shuttlecock) → volante m

B. VI [person] (= go regularly) → ir y venir (between entre)

C. VT (= transport) → transportar, trasladar

D. CPD shuttle flight N → vuelo m de puente aéreo
shuttle diplomacy N → viajes mpl diplomáticos
shuttle service N → servicio m regular de enlace

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shuttle [ˈʃʌt^əl]

n

(also space shuttle) → navette f

(= bus, train, plane) → navette f

vi [vehicle, person] → faire la navette
to shuttle to and fro → faire la navette
to shuttle back and forth → faire la navette
to shuttle between → faire la navette entre

vt [+ passengers] → transporter par un système de navette
shuttle bus n → navette f

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shuttle

n

(of loom, sewing machine) → Schiffchen nt

(= shuttle service) → Pendelverkehr m; (= plane/train etc) → Pendelflugzeug nt → /-zug m → etc; (= space shuttle) → Raumtransporter m, → Spaceshuttle m

(= shuttlecock) → Federball m

vt passengers, goods → hin- und hertransportieren; to shuttle somebody around → jdn herumschieben; the form was shuttled around between different departments → das Formular wurde in den verschiedenen Abteilungen herumgereicht

vi (people) → pendeln; (goods) → hin- und hertransportiert werden; (forms) → herumgereicht werden

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shuttle:

shuttle bus

n → Shuttlebus m, → Pendelbus m

shuttlecock

n → Federball m

shuttle diplomacy

n → Pendeldiplomatie f

shuttle service

n → Pendelverkehr m

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shuttle [ˈʃʌtl]

1. n

a. (of loom) → spola, navetta; (of sewing machine) → spoletta

b. (fig) (plane) → navetta

2. vi (subj, vehicle, person) → fare la spola

3. vt (to and fro, passengers) → portare avanti e indietro
I was/the papers were shuttled from one department to another → sono stato sballottato/la pratica è stata mandata da un ufficio all'altro

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shuttle [ˈʃʌtl]

1. n

a. (of loom) → spola, navetta; (of sewing machine) → spoletta

b. (fig) (plane) → navetta

2. vi (subj, vehicle, person) → fare la spola

3. vt (to and fro, passengers) → portare avanti e indietro
I was/the papers were shuttled from one department to another → sono stato sballottato/la pratica è stata mandata da un ufficio all'altro

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shuttle

n shuttle [ˈʃatl]

1 in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads. spoel مَكّوك техн. игла člunek skyttel das Weberschiffchen σαΐτα αργαλειού lanzadera süstik وسيله نقليه خطي sukkula navette בּוּכייֵר तुरी tkalački čunak, lađica vetélő (szövőszéken) kumparan skytta navetta/navicella (spaziale) ひ (베틀의) 북 šaudyklė atspole cuban schietspoel skyttel czółenko lançadeira navetă челнок člnok čolniček čunak skyttel, skottspole กระสวย mekik (織布機)梭子 човник سلائی کی مشین میں نچلا دھاگا ڈالنے والی پھرکی con thoi （织机的）梭

2 a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine. skoen وَشيعَة техн.игла на шевна машина člunek undertråd das Schiffchen εξάρτημα της ραπτομηχανής με το οποίο γίνονται θηλιές στο νήμα lanzadera süstik ماسوره چرخ خياطي sukkula navette בּוּכייֵר शटल čunčić u šivaćem stroju hajó (varrógépen) kumparan skytta navetta 下糸入れ (재봉틀의) 북실통 šaudyklė (šujmašīnas) kuģītis gigi mesin schuitje undertråd czółenko naveta suveică челнок člnok čolniček čunak spole กระสวยเครื่องเย็บผ้า masura mekiği (縫紉機)滑梭 човник سلائی مشین کے نچلے دھاگے میں پھندے بنانے والی مشین cái suốt （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). pendeldiens قِطار أو طَيارَه مكوكيَّه совалка kyvadlová doprava rute-; pendulrute; rumskib die Pendelverbindung σύνδεση με τακτικά δρομολόγια; διαστημικό λεωφορείο servicio regular süstik (transpordivahend) اتوبوس فضايي sukkula navette לִנסוֹע בְּקַו קָבוּע निरंतर यात्रा सेवा svemirski taksi, raketoplan ingajárat alat transportasi yang berdinas pulang pergi farartæki í tíðum áætlunarferðum milli tveggja staða; (geim)skutla navetta 往復便 정기 왕복 교통기관, 우주왕복선 reguliari transporto linija, reguliarus reisas regulāra transporta līnija; regulāri reisi perkhidmatan bas, kapal terbang dan lain-lain yang berulang-alik pendeldienst fly (osv.) i skytteltrafikk środek transportu w systemie wahadłowym vaivém navetă челночное движение kyvadlová doprava vozilo, plovilo šatl pendeltåg, matarbuss พาหนะขนส่งสาธารณะ mekik servisi 區間往返的交通工具 маршрутний літак, автобус, потяг; космічний корабель багаторазового використання محدود فاصلے تک آنے جانے والی پھیری دار بس یا ٹرین hệ thống giao thông vận tải tuyến đường ngắn 区间往返的（火车，飞机），宇宙飞船

n shuttlecock

a rounded cork etc, with feathers etc fixed in it, used in the game of badminton. veer, pluim كُرةٌ مُرَيَّشَه хилка за бадмингтон péřák fjerbold der Federball φτερωτό μπαλάκι του μπάντμιντον (ομδικό παιχνίδι) volante sulgpall توپ بدمينتون sulkapallo volant כַּדוּר-נוֹצָה बैडिमिन्टन की चिड़िया lopta za badminton tollaslabda kock, bola bulu tangkis fjaðrabolti volano 羽根 셔틀콕 plunksninukas (badmintona) volāns, bumbiņa bulu tangkis shuttle badminton-/fjærball lotka volante fluturaş (de badminton) волан bedmintonový košík perjanica loptica za badminton badmintonboll ลูกขนไก่ badminton topu 羽毛球 волан بیڈمنٹن کی چڑیا quả cầu lông 羽毛球

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shuttle → مكوك kyvadlová doprava pendulrute Pendelfahrzeug λεωφορείο γραμμής lanzadera sukkula navette redovan prijevoz između dvije točke navetta 定期往復便 근거리 왕복 pendeldienst pendlertransport transport wahadłowy ponte aérea, vaivém челнок skyttel พาหนะขนส่งสาธารณะ karşılıklı sefer yapan araç xe con thoi 穿梭机