shuttle (n.)

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

    [ Syn: shuttlecock , bird , birdie ]

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

  3. bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads

    shuttle (v.)

  1. travel back and forth between two points

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