shuttle

IPA: ʃˈʌtʌɫ

(weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.
Such a transport vehicle; a shuttle bus; a space shuttle.
Any other item that moves repeatedly back and forth between two positions, possibly transporting something else with it between those points (such as, in chemistry, a molecular shuttle).
A shuttlecock.
A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal.

Examples of "shuttle" in Sentences

The shuttle bus arrived right on time to pick up the passengers waiting at the airport
She watched in awe as the space shuttle blasted off into the sky, leaving a trail of smoke behind
The hotel offered a free shuttle service to and from the nearby theme park
The astronaut guided the shuttle smoothly through the Earth's atmosphere, preparing for a safe landing
The shuttlecock flew back and forth across the badminton court as the players competed in a friendly match