shuttle
shuttle Lexical Profile
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• noun
A vehicle or transport service that travels frequently back and forth between two established points.
"The hotel provides a complimentary shuttle to the airport every thirty minutes."
A lightweight object, typically conical with a rubber or cork base and a feathered skirt, hit back and forth in badminton; a shuttlecock.
"She hit the shuttle over the net with incredible speed to secure the match point."
A wooden or plastic device used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth between the warp threads.
"The experienced weaver skillfully passed the shuttle through the threads of the loom."
• verb
To transport or travel frequently back and forth between two places.
"Helicopters shuttled emergency supplies to the isolated mountain village throughout the weekend."
To move rapidly or repeatedly back and forth between tasks, roles, or locations.
"The event coordinator spent the evening shuttling between the banquet hall and the kitchen."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'scytel' meaning 'dart' or 'arrow', related to 'scēotan' (to shoot). The weaving tool was named for its rapid, dart-like motion across the loom, which later inspired the name for transport vehicles traveling back and forth.
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