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.

Shuttle, a device used in weaving to carry the weft. This is the original meaning.
The Space Shuttle program.
A spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting or knotting
A public transport system operating at frequent intervals on a short route, such as a bus, train, or air shuttle, or a hybrid vehicle for hire service that combines features of a bus and a taxi. Also, the vehicle or route of the shuttle.
Shuttle Inc. produces small form factor computers.
Le Shuttle, the car carrying trains used in the Channel Tunnel
Shuttlecock, the object batted back and forth in badminton
Shuttle, in biochemistry
Shuttle machinery, as used in extrusion blow molding
Shuttle (game), a computer game produced by Virgin
The 42nd Street Subway Line in New York City

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