Shuttle

Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌtəl/

Definitions of shuttle

noun a vehicle or aircraft used to transport people or goods between locations

Example Sentences

A1 The shuttle takes people from the airport to the hotel.

A2 She missed the last shuttle to the train station.

B1 The space shuttle program was discontinued in 2011.

B2 The shuttle service between the two cities runs every hour.

C1 The hotel provides a shuttle for guests to get to the beach.

C2 The shuttle launch was delayed due to technical issues.

verb to move or travel back and forth regularly between two places

Example Sentences

A1 The spaceship will shuttle astronauts to the space station.

A2 The hotel offers a shuttle service to the airport.

B1 The ferry shuttles passengers back and forth between the islands.

B2 The bus will shuttle tourists around the city for sightseeing.

C1 The company uses a private jet to shuttle executives to important meetings.

C2 The high-speed train shuttles commuters between the two cities in under an hour.

Examples of shuttle in a Sentence

formal The shuttle will transport passengers from the airport to the hotel.

informal Do you want to take the shuttle or a taxi to the event?

slang Let's catch the shuttle to the beach, it's faster than walking.

figurative The new policy acts as a shuttle, moving information seamlessly between departments.

Grammatical Forms of shuttle

• past tense: shuttled
• plural: shuttles
• comparative: more shuttle
• superlative: most shuttle
• present tense: shuttles
• future tense: will shuttle
• perfect tense: have shuttled
• continuous tense: shuttling
• singular: shuttle
• positive degree: shuttle
• infinitive: to shuttle
• gerund: shuttling
• participle: shuttling

Origin and Evolution of shuttle

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'shuttle' originated from the Old English word 'sceotan' which means 'to shoot' or 'to move quickly'. It was used to refer to a device used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth between the warp threads.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'shuttle' became specifically associated with the device used in weaving, and its usage expanded to refer to the motion of moving back and forth quickly, such as in transportation systems like space shuttles.