Shuttle
Sign in to saveThe original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:
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The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:
== Transport == ===Air transport=== Air shuttle, a type of flight which quickly connects nearby destinations Delta Shuttle, the brand name for Delta Air Lines' air shuttle service Rossi Shuttle Quik, an Italian ultralight trike design Shuttle America, a regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana Shuttle by United, a regional airline operated as a subsidiary of United Airlines Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, modified Boeing 747 airliners used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters US Airways Shuttle, the brand name for an hourly service offered by US Airways The call sign for domestic (UK internal) British Airways flights - international flights use Speedbird