shuttles

Airport-to-hotel rides

Shuttles is the plural of shuttle, which names things that move back and forth.

The original shuttle is the weaving tool that carries thread across a loom.

A shuttle bus or shuttle flight travels repeatedly between two points: The shuttles run every fifteen minutes.

A space shuttle carried astronauts to orbit and back.

To shuttle is to move or transport in this back-and-forth manner: She shuttles the kids between school and soccer practice.

weaving

loom

Fabric-making frame

  • bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
  • warpBend from true form
  • weftCrosswise loom threads

yarn · thread · textile · fabric · handloom · jacquard · tapestry · spindle · silk · cotton

spacecraft

orbiters

Craft circling celestial bodies

astronauts · payload · rocket · mission · capsule · spacewalk · reentry · Columbia · Challenger · Atlantis

transport

bus

Large passenger vehicle

commuter · passenger · ferry · connector · parking · hotel · rental car · transit · courtesy · schedule

Categories
Opposites
distance/route type

shuttlesodysseys

Long, arduous journeys

long-haul flights · expeditions · voyages · pilgrimages · treks

movement pattern

shuttleswanderings

Aimless, extended travels

terminals · depots · stations

service frequency

shuttlescharter flights

Contracted aircraft services

Phrases
Family

shuttle, shuttling, shuttled, space shuttle, shuttlecock, shuttlecocks, shuttlecraft, space shuttles

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G