Shuttle: meaning, definitions and examples
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shuttle
[ ˈʃʌtl ]
space travel
A vehicle or aircraft used to transport people or goods back and forth between places, especially to and from space.
Synonyms
spacecraft, spaceplane, spaceship
Examples of usage
- The crew boarded the shuttle for their journey to the International Space Station.
- The shuttle successfully returned to Earth after completing its mission.
Translations
Translations of the word "shuttle" in other languages:
🇵🇹 ônibus espacial
- transporte
- vaivém
🇮🇳 शटल
- परिवहन
- अंतरिक्ष यान
🇩🇪 Shuttle
- Raumfähre
- Pendelverkehr
🇮🇩 shuttle
- antar-jemput
- pesawat ulang-alik
🇺🇦 шаттл
- транспорт
- космічний корабель
🇵🇱 prom
- transport
- wahadłowiec
🇯🇵 シャトル
- 送迎
- スペースシャトル
🇫🇷 navette
- transport
- vaisseau spatial
🇪🇸 transbordador
- transporte
- lanzadera
🇹🇷 servis aracı
- ulaşım
- uzay mekiği
🇰🇷 셔틀
- 교통수단
- 우주 왕복선
🇸🇦 مكوك
- نقل
- مكوك فضائي
🇨🇿 kyvadlová doprava
- přepravní prostředek
- raketoplán
🇸🇰 kyvadlová doprava
- preprava
- raketoplán
🇨🇳 穿梭
- 运输
- 航天飞机
🇸🇮 shuttle
- prevoz
- vesoljski raketoplan
🇮🇸 skáli
- samgöngur
- geimskutla
🇰🇿 шаттл
- тасымал
- ғарыш кемесі
🇬🇪 შატლი
- ტრანსპორტი
- კოსმოსური ხომალდი
🇦🇿 şatl
- nəqliyyat
- kosmik gəmi
🇲🇽 transbordador
- transporte
- lanzadera
Word origin
The word 'shuttle' originated from the Middle English word 'shutel', which is derived from the Old English word 'scytel'. The term has been used since the 14th century to refer to a device used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth. Over time, the term evolved to also refer to vehicles or aircraft that transport people or goods back and forth between places.