Definition of shuttle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
3a
: 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
shuttle
verbDefinition of shuttle (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to cause to move or travel back and forth frequently
2
: to transport in, by, or as if by a shuttle
shuttled them to school
1
: to move or travel back and forth frequently
2
: to move by or as if by a shuttle
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The first known use of shuttle was in the 14th century
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