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shuttle
('/S//@/t/-/l )

noun (n)

  • badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • travel back and forth between two points(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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