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Shuttle — Shuttle … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Shuttle — Shut tle, n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl, schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all from AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte, shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sk[ o]ttel. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuttle — shut‧tle [ˈʆʌtl] noun [countable] TRAVEL a plane, bus, or train that goes backwards and forwards between two places: • The hotel provides a shuttle bus that takes you to and from the airport. * * * shuttle UK US /ˈʃʌtl/ noun [C] TRANSPORT ► a… … Financial and business terms
shuttle — [shut′ l] n. [ME schutylle < OE scytel, missile < base of sceotan, to SHOOT: so called because shot to and fro with the thread in weaving] 1. a) an instrument containing a reel or spool of the woof thread, used in weaving to carry the… … English World dictionary
shuttle — [n] space shuttle airplane, plane, shuttle bus, spacecraft, spaceport, train, transporter; concept 504 shuttle [v] travel back and forth commute, drive back and forth, go back and forth, transport to and fro, travel; concept 224 … New thesaurus
Shuttle — Shut tle, v. i. To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle. [1913 Webster] I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuttle — /ʃʌtl/, it. / ʃat:ol/ s. ingl. [abbrev. della locuz. space shuttle navicella spaziale ], usatoin ital. al masch. (aeron.) [veicolo in grado di compiere ripetuti voli nello spazio] ▶◀ navetta spaziale … Enciclopedia Italiana
shuttle — ► NOUN 1) a form of transport that travels regularly between two places. 2) (in weaving) a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft thread across the cloth, between the warp threads. 3) a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a… … English terms dictionary
Shuttle — Shuttle,der:1.⇨Pendelverkehr–2.⇨Zubringer(1)–3.⇨Raumfähre … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
shuttle — /ˈʃattəl, ingl. ˈʃʌt(J)l/ [vc. ingl. d origine germ., «navetta»] s. m. inv. navetta spaziale, navetta … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
shuttle — DEFINICIJA v. šatl … Hrvatski jezični portal
