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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.

• Space Exploration and Rocketry - shuttle: reusable spacecraft that replaced expendable launch vehicles and can return payloads and land on Earth
• Building and Machine Parts - shuttle: device that controls back-and-forth movement
• Commercial Airlines, Airports, and Air Force - shuttle: frequently scheduled flight between two nearby metropolitan centers; commuter flight
• Types of Trains, Cars, and Lines - shuttle: train that makes short, frequent, round-trip runs over same track; scoot
• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - shuttle: device that holds thread in place or passes woof through warp
• Directions - shuttle: move or transport to and fro

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The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:

Transportation

Spacecraft

• Buran (spacecraft), the vehicle for the Soviet space shuttle program
• Space Shuttle, the vehicle for the NASA space program from 1981 to 2011
• Shuttlecraft, any smaller spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport

Air transportation

• Delta Shuttle, the brand name for Delta Air Lines' air shuttle service
• Shuttle America, a regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Shuttle by United, a regional airline operated as a subsidiary of United Airlines
• Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, modified Boeing 747 airliners used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters
• US Airways Shuttle, the brand name for an hourly service offered by US Airways

Land transportation

• A public transport system operating at frequent intervals on a short, (mostly) non-stop route between two places
  • New York City Subway shuttles
  • Shuttle (Amtrak)
  • shuttle bus service
• Eurotunnel Shuttle, the car-carrying trains used in the Channel Tunnel
• Shuttle van, a New Zealand term for shared taxis

Sciences and technology

• Molecular shuttles, a molecule capable of nanoscale transportation
• Shuttle vector, vector that shuttles between species, biochemistry, genetics
• Shuttle machinery, as used in extrusion blow molding
• Shuttle bombing, a World War II strategic bombing tactic
• MPW shuttle, an integrated circuit production run for multi-chip or multi-project wafers

Media

• Shuttle (film), a 2008 thriller film
• Shuttle (video game), a video game produced by Virgin

Other

• Shuttle Inc., a manufacturer of small form factor computers
• Shuttlecock or birdie, the object batted back and forth in badminton
• River Shuttle, a river of southeast London, England
• USS Shuttle (SP-3572), a United States navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919
• Shuttle (compact disc player), a device that holds multiple compact music discs which is then inserted into a multi-disc player.
• Shuttle (Seminconductor Wafer Fabrication), a tray used to contain multiple wafers during production which allows them to be plated.

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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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