noun

shuttle

SHUH-tuhl

noun

A vehicle or service that travels back and forth between two places.

"We took the airport shuttle to our hotel."

"A free shuttle runs between the two campus buildings."

A spacecraft designed for repeated trips, such as between Earth and orbit.

"The space shuttle carried the astronauts into orbit."

verb

To transport people or things back and forth between two places.

"Vans shuttled guests from the parking lot to the venue."

How to Use Shuttle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething (a bus, van, or spacecraft) that makes repeated back-and-forth trips, or the act of transporting people that way.

Common pairings

airport shuttle shuttle bus shuttle service

shuttled past tense, shuttles plural, shuttles singular

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From an Old English word for a weaving tool that shoots back and forth across a loom.

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