Shuttle

The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner.

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• Shuttle, a component for a loom. This is the original meaning.
• A spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting or knotting
• The Space Shuttle program,
• A public transport system operating at frequent intervals on a short route, such as a bus, train, or air shuttle, or a hybrid vehicle for hire service that combines features of a bus and a taxi. Also, the vehicle or route of the shuttle.
• Shuttle Inc. produces small form factor computers.
• Le Shuttle, the car carrying trains used in the Channel Tunnel
• Shuttlecock, the object batted back and forth in badminton