Shuttle

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The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner.

[edit] Textiles

• Shuttle (weaving), a device used in weaving to carry the weft. It is constantly moved back and forth through the loom (either manually or automatically) to create cloth. This is the original meaning of the word shuttle, from which all other uses of the word are derived.

[edit] Transportation

• Delta Shuttle
• Shuttle by United

• US Airways Shuttle
• The Space Shuttle program, or
  • The Space Shuttle vehicle
• A public transport system operating at frequent intervals on a short route, often between two locations without intermediate stops. Also, the vehicle or route of the shuttle
  • The New York City Subway shuttles
  • Shuttle vans a New Zealand term for shared taxis
• Le Shuttle, the car-carrying trains used in the Channel Tunnel
• Molecular shuttles: nanoscale transportation

[edit] Other

• Shuttle Inc. produces small form factor computers
• Shuttlecock, the object batted back and forth in badminton
• Shuttle vector, vector that shuttles between species, biochemistry, genetics
• Shuttle machinery, as used in extrusion blow molding
• Shuttle (film), a 2009 thriller film
• Shuttle (video game), a video game produced by Virgin
• River Shuttle, a river of southeast London England
• Shuttle bombing, a WWII strategic bombing tactic to confuse enemy defenses by landing all or part of an Allied bombing mission at another country instead of returning directly to the takeoff base
• Shuttle (Star Trek) a Star Trek vehicle.

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