shuttle
Weaving thread carrier
A shuttle is something that moves back and forth between two points.
The weaving shuttle carries thread across the loom, passing repeatedly between warp threads.
This back-and-forth motion extends to transportation: a shuttle bus runs a fixed route between locations, and a space shuttle travels between Earth and orbit.
To shuttle is to move or transport in this repeated pattern: We shuttled the kids between school and practice all afternoon.
Fabric-making frame
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- threadFiber for stitching
yarn · textile · fabric · heddle · treadle · selvage · interlace · flying
Body circling another
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- missionPurpose-driven task
- launchSet into motion
reentry · payload · Columbia · Challenger · Discovery · Atlantis · Endeavour · tiles
Large passenger vehicle
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- airportAviation passenger facility
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
passengers · schedule · timetable · route · terminal · express · daily · suburban
One stroke under par
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
Kissinger · backchannel · statecraft · ceasefire · delegate · emissary · talks · agreement
loom
Fabric-making frame
thread · yarn · textile · fabric · heddle · treadle · selvage · interlace · flying · rapier
orbiter
Body circling another
launch · reentry · payload · Columbia · Challenger · Discovery · Atlantis · Endeavour · tiles · boosters
bus
Large passenger vehicle
parking · passengers · schedule · timetable · route · terminal · express · daily · suburban · fare
birdie
One stroke under par
smash · serve · clear · drop · lob · flick · rally · net · flight · doubles
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
Kissinger · peacemaking · backchannel · statecraft · ceasefire · delegate · emissary · talks · agreement · compromise
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- NASAApollo, Artemis, astronauts, Cape Canaveral, Hubble
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- airport featuresjetway, jet bridge, sliding doors, barrier, signs
shuttlelong-haul flight
Lengthy air journey
transatlantic flight · cross-country journey · one-way trip · expedition · voyage
shuttleone-way
Permitting single direction travel
unidirectional · stationary · fixed · one-way trip · immobile
- space shuttleReusable crewed orbital vehicle
- Shutter IslandIsolated mental institution setting
- shuttle busShort-distance passenger vehicle
- airport shuttleVehicle serving travelers' ground transport
- shuttle busesVehicles on fixed short routes
- shuttle serviceRegular transport between locations
shutter, shuttles, shuttling, shuttled, space shuttle, shuttlecock, shuttler, shuttle bus, shuttle diplomacy