26984 words

shuttle

7 definitions • 11 examples
1

Examples:

take the shuttle To get across town, you can take the shuttle from Times Square to Grand Central.
(space) shuttle The American (space) shuttle was able to be used many times to put payloads in space.
2
in weaving, a device that is used to carry the thread that goes across the cloth between the threads that go down the cloth
3
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 badminton:

Examples:

The aim of the game is to volley the shuttle over the central net.
It was all she could do to get the shuttle back over the net.
4
to travel or take people regularly between the same two places:

Examples:

shuttle between something and something A bus shuttles constantly between the terminal and the runways.
5
a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places, carrying people or things:

Examples:

You can take the shuttle across town.
The New York to Boston shuttle is usually on time.
6
A shuttle is also a space shuttle.
7

Examples:

take/catch the shuttle I took the shuttle to New York from Logan Airport in Boston.
There's a shuttle service to and from the casino.
the airport/resort/hotel shuttle
a shuttle bus/van/helicopter

Navigation