n.
- a form of transport that travels regularly between two places.
▸short for space shuttle.
- a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft thread across between the warp threads in weaving.
▸a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a sewing machine.
- short for shuttlecock.
v.
travel regularly between two or more places.
▸transport in a shuttle.
Etymology
OE scytel ‘dart, missile’, of Gmc origin; rel. to shoot.