SHUTTLE


Meaning of SHUTTLE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: shut · tled ; shut · tling \ ' sh ə t-li ŋ , ' sh ə -t ə l-i ŋ \

Date: 1550

transitive verb

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>

intransitive verb

1 : to move or travel back and forth frequently

2 : to move by or as if by a shuttle

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.