シャトル
also: シャットル
Meanings
Abbreviation of シャトルコック. Used in badminton contexts.
See also: シャトルコック
The badminton shuttlecock got caught in the net.
Short for シャトルバス or similar shuttle transport services. Refers to a vehicle that travels regularly between two points.
See also: シャトルバス
There is a shuttle service to the airport.
A tool used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth. Also referred to as 杼 (ひ).
See also: 杼 (ひ)
The weaving shuttle moves at high speed.
space shuttle
Abbreviation of スペースシャトル. Refers to the reusable spacecraft.
See also: スペースシャトル
The space shuttle docked with the space station.
Usage patterns
- シャトルを打つto hit the shuttlecock
He hit the shuttlecock powerfully.
- シャトルに乗るto take the shuttle bus
I took the shuttle bus from the station to the venue.
- シャトルを打ち上げるto launch the space shuttle
NASA launched a new space shuttle.
- 〈場所〉と〈場所〉の間をシャトルが往復するfor a shuttle to run back and forth between two places
A shuttle runs back and forth between the hotel and the airport.