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shuttle

shut·tle

shuttle

 
 
pronunciation:
shuh tl
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a device used in weaving that carries thread back and forth through the threads on the loom.
definition 2: a bus, airplane, train, or spacecraft that travels the same route back and forth.
Once you are off the plane and have your luggage, you can take the next shuttle into town.
 
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: shuttles, shuttling, shuttled
definition: to move or cause to move back and forth.
The science teacher shuttled between the lab and the classroom.
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