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.