SHUTTLE


Meaning of SHUTTLE in English

I. shut ‧ tle 1 /ˈʃʌtl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: scytel 'bar, bolt' ]

1 . a ↑ space shuttle

2 . a plane, bus, or train that makes regular short journeys between two places:

He took the Washington – New York shuttle.

A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.

There’s a shuttle service from the city center to the airport.

3 . a pointed tool used in weaving, to pass a thread over and under the threads that form the cloth

II. shuttle 2 BrE AmE verb

1 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to travel frequently between two places SYN commute

shuttle between/back and forth

Susan shuttles between Rotterdam and London for her job.

2 . [transitive] to move people from one place to another place that is fairly near SYN transport :

The passengers were shuttled to the hotel by bus.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.