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shuttle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'shuttle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shuttle [ n.]
- An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.
- The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
- A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal.
2 . Shuttle [ v. i.]
- To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.