IPA: /ˈʃʌtəl/
KK: /ˈʃʌtəl/
To move or travel repeatedly between two places, often in a quick or regular manner.
Every week, she shuttles between her home and the office in the city.
Past: shuttled
Past Participle: shuttled
A vehicle or device that moves back and forth between two places, often used for transportation or in weaving.
The shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes to take passengers to the airport.
To move something back and forth repeatedly or to transport something from one place to another, often in a quick or regular manner.
The company shuttles employees between the office and the train station every day.
Past: shuttled
Past Participle: shuttled
Shuttle → The word 'shuttle' originates from Old English 'scytel', meaning a device used in weaving. It refers to the tool that moves back and forth to carry the thread across the loom, similar to how the modern meaning describes a vehicle that travels back and forth between two points.
Think of a weaving tool that moves back and forth — that's how 'shuttle' came to mean a vehicle that travels between two places.