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shuttle noun

  /ˈʃʌtəl/
  • (weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
  • 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 transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.
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