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1. (n.) shuttle
a device in a loom for passing or shooting the filling thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usu. consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the filling is wound.
2. shuttle
the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine.
3. shuttle
a public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a route.
4. shuttle
(often cap.)
5. (v.t.) shuttle
to cause to move to and fro by or as if by a shuttle.
6. (v.i.) shuttle
to move to and fro.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME shotil, OE scytel dart, arrow, c. ON skutill harpoon; akin to shut , shoot1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
2. (noun) shuttle
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
3. (verb) shuttle
bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads
4. (verb) shuttle
travel back and forth between two points
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1. (noun) shuttle
a bus, train, etc. that travels short distances
a shuttle taking people from the parking lot to the airport terminal
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Shuttle
an instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp
2. (noun) Shuttle
the sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch
3. (noun) Shuttle
a shutter, as for a channel for molten metal
4. (verb) Shuttle
to move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle
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Sense: in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.
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 Afrikaans: spoel |
 Arabic: مَكّوك |
 Bulgarian: техн. игла |
 Brazilian: lançadeira |
 Czech: člunek |
 German: das Weberschiffchen |
 Danish: skyttel |
 Greek: σαΐτα αργαλειού |
 Spanish: lanzadera |
 Estonian: süstik |
 Farsi: وسيله نقليه خطي |
 Finnish: sukkula |
 French: navette |
 Hebrew: בּוּכייֵר |
 Hindi: तुरी |
 Croatian: tkalački čunak, lađica |
 Hungarian: vetélő (szövőszéken) |
 Indonesian: kumparan |
 Icelandic: skytta |
 Italian: navetta/navicella (spazia |
 Japanese: ひ |
 Korean: (베틀의) 북 |
 Lithuanian: šaudyklė |
 Latvian: atspole |
 Malay: cuban |
 Dutch: schietspoel |
 Norwegian: skyttel |
 Polish: czółenko |
 Persian: وسيله نقليه خطي |
 Pashto: ماكو، څرخه، |
 Portuguese: lançadeira |
 Romanian: navetă |
 Russian: челнок |
 Slovak: člnok |
 Slovenian: čolniček |
 Serbian: čunak |
 Swedish: skyttel, skottspole |
 Thai: กระสวย |
 Turkish: mekik |
 Taiwanese: (織布機)梭子 |
 Ukrainian: човник |
 Urdu: سلائی کی مشین میں نچلا دھ |
 Vietnamese: con thoi |
 Chinese: （织机的）梭子 |
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