shuttle

¹shut·tle

noun \ˈshə-t^əl\

Definition of SHUTTLE

1

a : a device used in weaving for passing the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp b : a spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting, knotting, or netting c : a sliding thread holder for the lower thread of a sewing machine that carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread to make a stitch

2

: shuttlecock

3

a : a going back and forth regularly over an often short route by a vehicle b (1) : an established route used in a shuttle (2) : a vehicle used in a shuttle <a shuttle bus> c : space shuttle

— shut·tle·less adjective

Examples of SHUTTLE

1. A shuttle takes people from the parking lot to the airport.

Origin of SHUTTLE

Middle English shittle, shutle, from Old English scutel, scytel dart; akin to Old Norse skutill bolt, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SHUTTLE

scuttle, subtile, subtle