shuttlecock

shut·tle·cock  (shtl-kk)

n.

A small rounded piece of cork or rubber with a conical crown of feathers or plastic, used in badminton. Also called bird, birdie.

v.tr. shut·tle·cocked, shut·tle·cock·ing, shut·tle·cocks

To throw or send back and forth like a shuttlecock.

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shuttlecock [ˈʃʌt^əlˌkɒk]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) a light cone consisting of a cork stub with feathered flights, struck to and fro in badminton and battledore Often shortened to shuttle

2. anything moved to and fro, as in an argument

vb

to move or cause to move to and fro, like a shuttlecock

[from shuttle + cock¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shuttlecock - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers shuttle, birdie, bird badminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton
Verb	1.	shuttlecock - send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock bandy - toss or strike a ball back and forth

Translations

shuttlecock [ˈʃʌtlkɒk] N (Badminton) → volante m

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shuttlecock [ˈʃʌt^əlkɒk] n → volant de badminton)m >
shuttle diplomacy n → navettes fpl diplomatiques
shuttle service n → service m de navettes, navettes fpl

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shuttlecock [ˈʃʌtlˌkɒk] n (Badminton) → volano

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shuttlecock → كُرَة الريشة badmintonový míček fjerbold Federball μπαλάκι του μπάντμιντον plumilla sulkapallo volant loptica za bedminton volano バドミントンのシャトル 배드민턴 공 pluimbal badmintonball lotka peteca, volante de badminton волан badmintonboll ลูกขนไก่ badminton topu quả cầu lông 羽毛球