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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesशuttle
Native Script:शटल
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuttle
"हवाई अड्डे के लिए एक मुफ्त शटल उपलब्ध है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two specific places.
"We caught the airport shuttle to reach terminal two quickly."
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To travel frequently back and forth between two places.
"He shuttles between the New York and London offices every week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English scytel, meaning dart or missile, stemming from the Proto-Germanic root meaning to shoot. The meaning evolved in the late Middle Ages to refer to a weaver's bobbin that darts back and forth across the loom, and later extended to any vehicle travelling back and forth over a short route.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shuttle" is said worldwide
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navette
Transliteration: navette
"La navette part toutes les dix minutes pour l'aéroport."
Pendelbus
Transliteration: Pendelbus
"Der Pendelbus bringt die Gäste zum Hotel."
navetta
Transliteration: navetta
"Prenderemo la navetta gratuita per il centro città."
autobús lanzadera
Transliteration: autobús lanzadera
"El autobús lanzadera conecta el hotel con la playa."
translado
Transliteration: translado
"O translado para o aeroporto está incluído no pacote."
शuttle
Transliteration: shuttle
Script: शटल
"हवाई अड्डे के लिए एक मुफ्त शटल उपलब्ध है।"
班车
Transliteration: bānchē
"机场班车每十五分钟发一次车。"
셔틀
Transliteration: syeoteul
"공항 셔틀버스가 호텔 앞에서 출발합니다."
シャトル
Transliteration: shatoru
"空港行きのシャトルバスが運行しています。"
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