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ALL meanings of shuttling

shut·tle
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  • noun shuttling a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound. 2
  • noun shuttling the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine. 1
  • noun shuttling a public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route, especially a short route or one connecting two transportation systems. 1
  • noun shuttling shuttlecock (def 1). 1
  • noun shuttling (often initial capital letter) space shuttle. 1
  • verb with object shuttling to cause (someone or something) to move to and fro or back and forth by or as if by a shuttle: They shuttled me all over the seventh floor. 1
  • verb without object shuttling to move to and fro: constantly shuttling between city and suburb. 1
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