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Dictionary: shut·tle   (shŭt'l) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A device used in weaving to carry the woof thread back and forth between the warp threads.
  2. A device for holding the thread in tatting and netting and in a sewing machine.
    1. Regular travel back and forth over an established, often short route by a vehicle.
    2. A vehicle used in such travel: took the shuttle across town.
    3. A route used by a vehicle in such travel: the Washington–New York air shuttle.
  3. A space shuttle.
  4. Travel between disputing parties by a diplomatic intermediary.

v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

v.intr.

To go, move, or travel back and forth by or as if by a shuttle: business people who shuttle between European capitals.

v.tr.
  1. To cause to move back and forth frequently.
  2. To transport by or as if by a shuttle: shuttle a scientific payload to an orbiting space station.

[Middle English shutille, from Old English scytel, dart.]

shuttler shut'tler n.
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In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply. Shuttle looms fall into two groups according to whether the shuttle is moved by hand or automatically. The second kind is often described as an automatic loom, but except for shuttle movement it is no more automatic in its operation than the hand-moved or so-called nonautomatic loom. See also flying shuttle.

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The transport of electrons or organic groups across biological membranes.

  • s. system — means of transfer of reducing equivalents as NADH and H+ from the cytosol to mitochondria. The two main systems are: α-glycerophosphate shuttle and malate-aspartate shuttle.
 
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IN BRIEF: A transportation system that usually involves short rides. Also: An instrument used in weaving.

pronunciation The travel company offered a shuttle from the airport to the hotel.

 
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The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner.

Textiles

  • Shuttle (weaving), a device used in weaving to carry the weft. It is constantly moved back and forth through the loom (either manually or automatically) to create cloth. This is the original meaning of the word shuttle, from which all other uses of the word are derived.

Transportation

Blue Ridge Community College shuttle, Weyers Cave, Virginia

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skytte, spole, transportmiddel der går i regelmæssig rutefart
v. intr. - bevæge sig frem og tilbage, gå i pendulfart
v. tr. - transportere mellem to steder, bevæge frem og tilbage

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    penduldiplomati
  • shuttle service    rutefart, pendultrafik

Nederlands (Dutch)
shuttle, pendelen, bus

Français (French)
n. - (Transp) navette, (Aérosp) navette spatiale, (Cout) navette, volant (badminton)
v. intr. - faire la navette
v. tr. - transporter (des passagers)

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    (Pol) démarches diplomatiques
  • shuttle service    (Transp) service de navette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pendelverkehr, Pendelbus, -maschine, -zug o.ä., (Weber)schiffchen
v. - pendeln

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    Pendeldiplomatie
  • shuttle service    Pendelverkehr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κερκίδα/σαϊτα αργαλειού, "βαρκούλα" ραπτομηχανής, όχημα πυκνών δρομολογίων
v. - παλινδρομώ, πηγαινοέρχομαι, εκτελώ πυκνά δρομολόγια

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    διπλωματία του σούρτα-φέρτα
  • shuttle service    τακτικά ή πυκνά δρομολόγια

Italiano (Italian)
fare la spola, volano

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    navetta diplomatica
  • shuttle service    servizio navetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lançadeira (f), trem (m) de subúrbio, ponte (f) aérea
v. - mover-se em vaivém

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    diplomacia de ponte aérea
  • shuttle service    serviço de ponte aérea

Русский (Russian)
челнок, ворота шлюза, ящик, регулярное воздушное сообщение между двумя пунктами, челночная бомбардировка, космический корабль многоразового использования, челночная дипломатия, двигать взад и вперед, двигаться взад и вперед

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    челночная дипломатия
  • shuttle service    движение туда и обратно, кругооборот транспорта, маятниковая перевозка

Español (Spanish)
n. - volante, lanzadera
v. intr. - ir y venir, hacer viaje de ida y vuelta
v. tr. - hacer ir y venir

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    diplomacia de lanzadera
  • shuttle service    servicio regular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skyttel, skottspole, pendelbuss, pendelplan, pendelbåt, matarbuss
v. - skicka fram och tillbaka, transportera i skytteltrafik

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
梭, 梭子, 摆梭, 短程穿梭运行, 短程穿梭般往返, 使往返移动, 短程穿梭运送, 使穿梭来回移动

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    穿梭外交, 外交家往返于各国间调解纠纷
  • shuttle service    往返接送乘客的服务, 往返运输业务

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 梭, 梭子, 擺梭, 短程穿梭運行
v. intr. - 短程穿梭般往返, 使往返移動
v. tr. - 短程穿梭運送, 使穿梭來回移動

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    穿梭外交, 外交家往返於各國間調解糾紛
  • shuttle service    往返接送乘客的服務, 往返運輸業務

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (베틀의) 북, (근거리) 왕복 운행, 우주 왕복선
v. intr. - 앞뒤로 움직이다, 왕복하다
v. tr. - 이리저리 움직이게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 杼, シャトル, 下糸入れ
v. - 左右に動かす, 往復する
adj. - 往復の

idioms:

  • shuttle diplomacy    往復外交
  • shuttle service    往復運転

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مكوك في ماكنه ألخياطه (فعل) يتحرك جيئه وذهابا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תנועת הלוך ושוב, מסע דילוגים, בוכייר, רכב הלוך ושוב‬
v. intr. - ‮נע הלוך ושוב‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר הלוך ושוב‬


 
 

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