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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shuttle \Shut"tle\, n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl,
     schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all
     from AS. sce['o]tan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte,
     shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sk["o]ttel. [root]159. See
     Shoot, and cf. Shittle, Skittles.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide
              My feathered hours.                   --Sandys.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Shuttle box (Weaving), a case at the end of a shuttle race,
        to receive the shuttle after it has passed the thread of
        the warp; also, one of a set of compartments containing
        shuttles with different colored threads, which are passed
        back and forth in a certain order, according to the
        pattern of the cloth woven.
  
     Shutten race, a sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp,
        along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along
        which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.
  
     Shuttle shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        marine gastropods of the genus Volva, or Radius,
        having a smooth, spindle-shaped shell prolonged into a
        channel at each end.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shuttle \Shut"tle\, v. i.
     To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big
           Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be.
                                                    --Carlyle.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shuttle \Shut"tle\, n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl,
     schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all
     from AS. sce['o]tan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte,
     shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sk["o]ttel. [root]159. See
     Shoot, and cf. Shittle, Skittles.]
     1. 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.
  
              Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide My
              feathered hours.                      --Sandys.
  
     2. 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. A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. [R.]
  
     Shuttle box (Weaving), a case at the end of a shuttle race,
        to receive the shuttle after it has passed the thread of
        the warp; also, one of a set of compartments containing
        shuttles with different colored threads, which are passed
        back and forth in a certain order, according to the
        pattern of the cloth woven.
  
     Shutten race, a sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp,
        along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along
        which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.
  
     Shuttle shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        marine gastropods of the genus Volva, or Radius,
        having a smooth, spindle-shaped shell prolonged into a
        channel at each end.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shuttle \Shut"tle\, v. i.
     To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.
  
           I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big
           Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be.
                                                    --Carlyle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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
       v : travel back and forth between two points

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shuttle
     Italian n.
     space shuttle
     n.
     (lb en weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between
  the warp threads on a loom.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To go back and forth between two places.
     2 (lb en transitive) To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle
  service.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  shuttle
     n.
     (lb en weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between
  the warp threads on a loom.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To go back and forth between two places.
     2 (lb en transitive) To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle
  service.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  shuttle
     Italian n.
     space shuttle
     n.
     (lb en weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between
  the warp threads on a loom.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To go back and forth between two places.
     2 (lb en transitive) To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle
  service.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  shuttle
     Italian n.
     space shuttle
     n.
     (lb en weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between
  the warp threads on a loom.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To go back and forth between two places.
     2 (lb en transitive) To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle
  service.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shuttle
     Englanti n.
     1 sukkula (kudonnassa)
     2 (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) edestakaiseen liikenteeseen tarkoitettu
  ajoneuvo, esim. kuljetus hotellilta lentoasemalle
     3 (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) avaruussukkula

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shuttle
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg: text=vävning) skyttel
     2 (tagg språk=en transport) pendelservice, skytteltrafik
     3 (tagg: text=överfört) fordon som kör i skytteltrafik

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Shuttle
     Tyska n.
     (tagg anglicism språk=de) skyttel

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Shuttle /ˈʃatl̩/ 
  skyttel
  Fahrzeug, das Passagiere oder Gepäck ohne Zwischenhalte von einem Ort an einen anderen transportiert

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Shuttle /ʃˈʌtəl/
  المكوك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  shuttle //ˈʃʌtəl// 
  1. сова́лка, ша́тъл
  transport service
  2. сова́лка, совалка
  weaving tool

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shuttle /ʃˈʌtəl/
  raketoplán

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shuttle /ʃˈʌtəl/
  kyvadlová doprava

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shuttle /ʃˈʌtəl/ 
  pendlovat