shuttle

shut|tle¹ [ˈʃʌtl] n

[: Old English; Origin: scytel 'bar, bolt']

1.) a ↑space shuttle

2.) a plane, bus, or train that makes regular short journeys between two places

▪ He took the Washington - New York shuttle.

▪ A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.

▪ There's a shuttle service from the city center to the airport.

3.) a pointed tool used in weaving, to pass a thread over and under the threads that form the cloth

shuttle ²

shuttle² v

1.) [I always + adverb/preposition]

to travel frequently between two places

shuttle between/back and forth

▪ Susan shuttles between Rotterdam and London for her job.

2.) [T]

to move people from one place to another place that is fairly near

▪ The passengers were shuttled to the hotel by bus.