shuttle

S2 W2

BrE /ˈʃʌtl/ AmE /ˈʃʌtl/

noun / verb en → es

1 TRANSPORT [noun] B1

a vehicle that travels back and forth between two places, especially to transport people or goods

transporte de ida y vuelta, vehículo de transporte

  • shuttle service

Collocations shuttle bus · shuttle flight

  • The hotel offers a free shuttle to the airport.

    El hotel ofrece un servicio de transporte gratuito al aeropuerto.

2 MOVE [transitive] B1

to move something back and forth between two places, especially regularly or repeatedly

transportar de ida y vuelta, llevar de un lado a otro

  • shuttle sth to/from somewhere

Collocations shuttle goods between warehouses · shuttle workers to the factory

  • The company shuttles its employees from their homes to the office.

    La empresa transporta a sus empleados desde sus casas hasta la oficina.

3 SPACE [noun] C1

a spacecraft that is used for traveling between Earth and space stations or other places in space

nave espacial de transporte, transbordador

Collocations space shuttle

  • The space shuttle was launched successfully.

    El transbordador espacial fue lanzado con éxito.

4 WEAVING [noun] C1

a piece of equipment used in weaving to carry the thread across the loom

mandril, mandrillo (tejido)

Collocations shuttle for a loom

  • The weaver used the shuttle to weave the fabric.

    El tejedor usó el mandril para tejer la tela.

5 SPORT [noun] B2

a small ball that is hit back and forth over a net in games like volleyball or badminton

pelota (de voleibol o tenis de mesa)

Collocations volleyball shuttle

  • The players hit the shuttle over the net.

    Los jugadores golpearon la pelota sobre la red.

6 BUSINESS [noun] B2

a small, light vehicle used to transport goods or people in a city or town

vehículo de transporte urbano, furgón (de reparto)

Collocations city shuttle

  • The company uses a fleet of shuttles to deliver packages.

    La empresa utiliza una flota de vehículos para entregar paquetes.

7 COMPUTING [noun] C1

a small program that moves data between different parts of a computer system or network

programa de transferencia, agente (de red)

Collocations data shuttle

  • The data shuttle transferred files between servers.

    El programa de transferencia transfirió archivos entre servidores.

8 ART [noun] C1

a small, portable painting or sculpture that can be easily moved from one place to another

obra de arte portátil, cuadro (pequeño)

Collocations shuttle painting

  • The artist's shuttle paintings are displayed in galleries.

    Las obras de arte portátiles del artista se muestran en galerías.