Shuttle
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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.
- Shuttle (weaving), a device used in weaving to carry the weft. This is the original meaning.
- The Space Shuttle program, or
- The Space Shuttle vehicle concerned.
- 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.
- Shuttle (biochemistry)
- Shuttle machinery, as used in extrusion blow molding.
- Shuttle (game), a computer game produced by Virgin.
- River Shuttle, a river of southeast London England.
Shuttle can also refer to:
- A spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting or knotting
- A public transport system operating at frequent intervals on a short route. Also, the vehicle or route of the shuttle.