Shuttle Definition & Meaning

shuttle
noun
  1. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  2. public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
  3. bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads
verb
  1. travel back and forth between two points

"Shuttle" in song lyrics

See how shuttle is used in real songs:

  • "This year: plushed-out, pimped-out Space Shuttle"
    Big Tymers f/ B.G., Turk — Let Us Stunt
  • "Get up out the ghetto, maybe hop up on a shuttle"
    Buddy f/ Kendrick Lamar — Staircases
  • "And feel like the hubble, bein shot out the shuttle"
    The Cross Movement [Tonic] — Forever

Usage tips for "shuttle"

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