Definitions for shuttle
ˈʃʌt lshut·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttlenoun

   badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

2. shuttlenoun

   public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points

3. shuttleverb

   bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads

4. shuttleverb

   travel back and forth between two points

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shuttlenoun

   The part of a loom that carries the woof back and forth between the warp threads

2. shuttlenoun

   A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two places.

3. shuttlenoun

   Any other item that moves repeatedly back and forth between two positions, possibly transporting something else with it between those points (such as, in chemistry, a molecular shuttle).

4. shuttleverb

   To go back and forth between two places.

5. shuttleverb

   To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle service.

6. Etymology: From scytel, from skutilaz (compare Old Norse skutill), from skut- (see shoot). Name for loom weaving instrument, recorded from 1338, is from a sense of being "shot" across the threads. The back-and-forth imagery inspired the extension to "passenger trains" in 1895, aircraft in 1942, and spacecraft in 1969, as well as older terms such as shuttlecock.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shuttlenoun

   The instrument with which the weaver shoots the cross threads.

   Etymology: schietspoele, Dutch; skutul, Islandick.

   I know life is a shuttle. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide
   My feather’d hours. George Sandys.

   What curious loom does chance by ev’ning spread!
   With what fine shuttle weave the virgin’s thread,
   Which like the spider’s net hangs o’er the mead! Richard Blackmore.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Shuttlenoun

   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. Shuttlenoun

   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. Shuttlenoun

   a shutter, as for a channel for molten metal

4. Shuttleverb

   to move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle

5. Etymology: [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl, schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all from AS. scetan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte, shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, skttel. 159. See Shoot, and cf. Shittle, Skittles.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shuttle

   A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store or a holder that carries the thread across the loom weft yarn while weaving. Shuttles are thrown or passed back and forth through the shed, between the yarn threads of the warp in order to weave in the weft. The simplest shuttles, known as "stick shuttles", are made from a flat, narrow piece of wood with notches on the ends to hold the weft yarn. More complicated shuttles incorporate bobbins or pirns. Shuttles are often made of wood from the Flowering Dogwood, because it is so hard, resists splintering, and can be polished to a very smooth finish. Originally shuttles were passed back and forth by hand. However, John Kay invented a loom in 1733 that incorporated a flying shuttle. This shuttle could be thrown through the warp, which allowed much wider cloth to be woven much more quickly and made the development of machine looms much simpler. The act of 'kissing the shuttle', in which weavers used their mouths to pull thread through the eye of a shuttle when the pirn was replaced, contributed to the spread of disease.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shuttle

   shut′l, n. an instrument used for shooting the thread of the woof between the threads of the warp in weaving.—v.t. and v.i. to move to and fro, like a shuttle.—n. Shutt′lecock, a rounded cork stuck with feathers, driven with a battledore: the game itself.—adv. Shutt′lewise, in the manner of a shuttle.—adj. Shutt′le-wit′ted, flighty. [From base of A.S. sceótan, shoot; Dan. and Sw. skyttel.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHUTTLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shuttle is ranked #114424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shuttle surname appeared 153 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shuttle.
   
   88.8% or 136 total occurrences were White.
   5.2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.9% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce shuttle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shuttle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shuttle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shuttle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shuttle in a Sentence

1. Rebecca Stair:

   My heart's been shaking for days, my phone has been going off with all kinds of friends who are going through something similar, my friend who was the transport coordinator had to stay until 11 o'clock at night arranging shuttle rides home because nobody could functionally drive.

2. Dave Allega:

   The CST-100 will be a more simple vehicle to operate than the space shuttle, but the automation is complicated in and of itself, so we need to understand that automation and so does the crew, when Boeing trains our astronauts, they will have to balance simplicity, and giving the crew everything they need to know to manually operate the spacecraft just in case something goes wrong.

3. Ronald Reagan:

   The distance between the present system and our proposal is like comparing the distance between a Model T and the space shuttle. And I should know I've seen both.

4. Shane Lewis:

   You can rustle a chip packet and they know what’s in there, that makes them aggressive. Greg Piper said when Greg Piper visited the site, Greg Piper saw tourists holding out apples, bananas, corn chips and other processed foods to the wild animals, The Guardian reported. Kangaroos typically graze on grasses. A nutritionist for a zoo in Australia said disrupting a kangaroo's diet can result in aggression and health problems. ( Facebook/Kroosn Shuttle Service Pty Ltd) Disrupting the kangaroo’s natural diet can cause health problems, such as stomach ulcers, and cause aggression, according to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.

5. Read MoreTechpoint publisher Adewale Yusuf:

   I don't think he will pick a specific country. He might shuttle between a few African countries. But I definitely think Nigeria will be one of the countries.

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