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shuttle

UK
/ˈʃʌt.əl/
US
/ˈʃʌtəl/

Translations

shuttlenoun
shuttles
pl
UK
/ˈʃʌt.əl/
US
/ˈʃʌtəl/
The airport provides a free shuttle to the city center every hour.
L'aéroport propose une navette gratuite vers le centre-ville toutes les heures.
navette spatialeAstronautique.
The space shuttle launched successfully, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
La navette spatiale a décollé avec succès, transportant des astronautes vers la Station spatiale internationale.
navetteTechnique du tissage.
The weaver skillfully maneuvered the shuttle through the loom to create intricate patterns.
Le tisserand a habilement manœuvré la navette à travers le métier à tisser pour ստեղծer des motifs complexes.
Additional translations
navetteTechnique ; composant de machine.
Synonyms
transport
vehicle
bus
conveyance
ferry
shuttleverb
shuttled
Past Simple
shuttled
Past Participle
shuttling
Gerund
UK
/ˈʃʌt.əl/
US
/ˈʃʌt̬.əl/
faire la navette
The bus shuttles between the airport and the hotel every 30 minutes.
Le bus fait la navette entre l'aéroport et l'hôtel toutes les 30 minutes.
Additional translations
faire aller et venirSens causatif ; mouvement rapide d'un point à l'autre.
Synonyms
move
transfer
carry
ferry
transport
shuttleadjective
UK
/ˈʃʌt.əl/
US
/ˈʃʌt̬.əl/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. “shuttle bus”, “shuttle service”.
navetteS'emploie surtout dans les composés comme « bus navette ».
The museum offers a shuttle bus service with departures every ten minutes.
Le musée propose un service de bus navette avec des départs toutes les dix minutes.
Synonyms
connecting
linking
feeder
commuter
back-and-forth
two-way
shuttling

Definitions

shuttlenoun
A vehicle, such as a bus or train, that travels regularly between two places.
The airport provides a free shuttle to the city center every hour.
A device used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth between the warp threads.
The weaver skillfully maneuvered the shuttle through the loom to create intricate patterns.
A spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between Earth and space.
The space shuttle launched successfully, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
A component in a machine that moves back and forth, transferring material or force between two points.
The automatic sewing machine's shuttle needed to be replaced after years of use.
shuttleverb
To travel back and forth regularly, as between two places.
The bus shuttles between the airport and the hotel every 30 minutes.
To transport someone or something back and forth between two or more places.
The company shuttles employees from the train station to the office.
To move or cause to move rapidly back and forth.
The machine shuttles the fabric through the loom at high speed.
shuttleadjective
Relating to or serving as a shuttle, especially a means of transport running back and forth over a short route.
The museum offers a shuttle bus service with departures every ten minutes.
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