Shuttle

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The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:

Transport[edit]

Air transport[edit]

Land transport[edit]

Automotive brands[edit]

Mass transit[edit]

Transport systems operating at frequent intervals on a short, (mostly) non-stop route between two places

Spacecraft[edit]

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

Sciences and technology[edit]

Sports[edit]

  • 20-yard shuttle, a test performed by American football players
  • Shuttlecock or birdie, the object batted back and forth in badminton

Other uses[edit]

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