noun

shuttle

shuttle, shuttle bus

I take the airport shuttle every morning.

I take the airport shuttle every morning.

The space shuttle launched successfully.

The space shuttle launched successfully.

((a/the)) shuttle to/from ((a place)) a vehicle going to/from (a place) The shuttle to the hotel is free.

Synonyms: transport, commuter bus

From Old English 'scytel' meaning 'dart, missile', related to the back-and-forth motion of a weaver's shuttle.

Imagine a vehicle that 'shoots' back and forth between two points, like a weaver's shuttle.

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