shuttle

Meanings

• noun

  A vehicle or craft that moves goods or people between places, especially between different parts of an airport or space station.

  - "The shuttle takes passengers from the terminal to their gates."
  - "The space shuttle orbited Earth before landing back on Kennedy Space Center."

• noun

  A tool used to move a weft thread between the warp threads in weaving.

  - "The weaver used a shuttle to weave the intricate design."
  - "The shuttle carried the colored thread to create the pattern."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

chauffeur

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shuttle
huttle , scuttle , rattle , mattle

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Variants

List of all variants of shuttle that leads to same result
shuttle , shuttleless , shuttles , shuttled , shuttling , shuttle diplomacies , shuttle diplomacy , space shuttle , space shuttles

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English scyttel, from scettan, to push; related to scite, a push.

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Trivia

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1. The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.

2. The shuttle bus at Disney World is a free service that transports guests between the theme parks and parking lots.

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Related Concepts

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1. space shuttle: A type of spacecraft that can be launched from a land-based site and returned to Earth for reuse.

2. shuttle bus: A bus that provides transportation between different locations, such as an airport and a terminal.

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Culture

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The shuttle has been used in various cultures throughout history. In ancient Egypt, it was used in the weaving of linen cloth. In space travel, the term refers to a reusable spacecraft that can carry people and cargo to and from orbit. In literature, the term has been used metaphorically to refer to a means of transportation or communication.

How to Memorize "shuttle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a vehicle moving people or goods between places.
   - Visualize a weaver using a shuttle to weave a pattern.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with transportation.
   - Associate the term with weaving.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word by associating it with the image of a vehicle moving people or goods.
   - Remember the word by associating it with the image of a weaver using a shuttle.

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