Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shuttle
Shuttle
shuttle
n. & v. --n. 1 a a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft-thread across between the warp-threads in weaving. b a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a sewing-machine. 2 a train, bus, etc., going to and fro over a short route continuously. 3 = SHUTTLECOCK. 4 = space shuttle. --v. 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move to and fro like a shuttle. 2 intr. travel in a shuttle. Phrases and idioms shuttle armature Electr. an armature with a single coil wound on an elongated iron bobbin. shuttle diplomacy negotiations conducted by a mediator who travels successively to several countries. shuttle service a train or bus etc. service operating to and fro over a short route. Etymology: OE scytel dart f. Gmc: cf. SHOOT
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I. noun see: shoot Date: 14th century 1. a device used in weaving for passing the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp, a spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting, knotting, or netting, a sliding thread holder for the lower thread of a sewing machine that carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread to make a stitch, ~cock, 3. a going back and forth regularly over an often short route by a vehicle, b. an established route used in a ~, a vehicle used in a ~ , space ~, ~less adjective II. verb (~d; shuttling) Date: 1550 transitive verb to cause to move or travel back and forth frequently, to transport in, by, or as if by a ~ , intransitive verb to move or travel back and forth frequently, to move by or as if by a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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