noun

shuttle

shuttle, space shuttle

I take the shuttle bus to the airport.

I take the shuttle bus to the airport.

The space shuttle launched successfully.

The space shuttle launched successfully.

a shuttle ((between A and B)) a vehicle that travels between two places The shuttle between the hotel and the airport runs every hour.

Synonyms: bus, transport, ferry

From Old English 'scytel' meaning 'dart, arrow', referring to the back-and-forth motion of shooting.

Imagine a shuttlecock flying back and forth over a net, just like a shuttle bus travels back and forth between two points.

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