— shuttlelike , adj.
/shut"l/ , n. , v. , shuttled, shuttling .
n.
1. a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
2. the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine.
3. a public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route, esp. a short route or one connecting two transportation systems.
4. shuttlecock (def. 1).
5. ( often cap. ) See space shuttle .
v.t.
6. to cause (someone or something) to move to and fro or back and forth by or as if by a shuttle: They shuttled me all over the seventh floor.
v.i.
7. to move to and fro: constantly shuttling between city and suburb.
[ bef. 900; ME shotil (n.), OE scytel dart, arrow; c. ON skutill harpoon; akin to SHUT, SHOOT ]