The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:

Transport

Air transport

Air shuttle An air shuttle is a scheduled airline service on short routes with a simplified fare and class structure. No exact definition exists, but the frequency is usually an hour or less and travel time is typically an hour or less. Network airlines may ...

, a type of flight which quickly connects nearby destinations *

Delta Shuttle Delta Shuttle is the brand name for Delta Air Lines' air shuttle service in the Northeastern United States. History New York Air In 1980, airline industry entrepreneur Frank Lorenzo, through his holding company Texas Air Corporation, forme ...

, the brand name for Delta Air Lines' air shuttle service * Rossi Shuttle Quik, an Italian ultralight trike design *

Shuttle America Shuttle America Corporation was an American regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It fed United Airlines flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) under the United Express bra ...

, a regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana * Shuttle by United, a regional airline operated as a subsidiary of United Airlines *

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA) is a short range 747-100SR. The SCAs were used ...

, modified Boeing 747 airliners used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters *

US Airways Shuttle US Airways Shuttle was the brand name for US Airways' hourly air shuttle service operating in the Northeastern United States. It served Logan International Airport in Boston, LaGuardia Airport in New York City, and Ronald Reagan Washington ...

, the brand name for an hourly service offered by US Airways * The call sign for domestic (UK internal)

British Airways British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers ...

flights - international flights use

Speedbird The Speedbird is the stylised emblem of a bird in flight designed in 1932 by Theyre Lee-Elliott as the corporate logo for Imperial Airways. It became a design classic and was used by the airline and its successors – British Overseas Airways C ...

Land transport

Automotive brands

* Fit Shuttle, the station wagon version of

Honda Fit The Honda Fit (Japanese: ホンダ・フィット, Hepburn: ''Honda Fitto'') or Honda Jazz is a small car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 and now in its fourth generation. It has a five-door hatchback body style and is considered ...

*Honda Shuttle, the first generation

Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey can refer to three motor vehicles manufactured by Honda: * Honda Odyssey (ATV), an all-terrain vehicle (1977—1989) * Honda Odyssey (minivan), a brand of two different Honda minivan models for different markets ** Honda Odyssey (inte ...

Mass transit

Transport systems operating at frequent intervals on a short, (mostly) non-stop route between two places *

Shuttle bus A shuttle bus is a bus that travels a shorter route in comparison to most bus routes. Typically, shuttle buses travel in both directions between two points. Shuttle buses are designed to transport large groups of people who are all travellin ...

service *

Shuttle train A shuttle train is a train that runs back and forth between two points, especially if it offers a frequent service over a short route. Shuttle trains are used in various ways, in various parts of the world. They commonly operate as a fixed consi ...

service **

Car shuttle train A car shuttle train, or (sometimes) car-carrying train, is a shuttle train used to transport accompanied cars ( automobiles), and usually also other types of road vehicles, for a relatively short distance. Car shuttle trains usually operate on ...

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Eurotunnel Shuttle Eurotunnel Le Shuttle (sometimes shortened to Le Shuttle or The Shuttle) is a railway shuttle service between Coquelles (near Calais) in Pas-de-Calais, France and Cheriton (near Folkestone) in Kent, United Kingdom. It conveys road vehicl ...

, the car-carrying trains used in the Channel Tunnel ** S (New York City Subway service), three shuttle train routes ***42nd Street Shuttle, shuttle train between Grand Central and Port Authority ***Franklin Avenue Shuttle ***Rockaway Park Shuttle ** Shuttle (Amtrak) * Shuttle van, a New Zealand term for shared taxis

Spacecraft

* Buran (spacecraft), ''Buran''-class shuttle, the vehicle for the Soviet Buran programme. * Space Shuttle, the vehicle for the NASA Space Shuttle program from 1981 to 2011. ** Space Shuttle orbiter, a spaceplane, space plane, the crewed part of the Space Shuttle. * Shuttle (spacecraft type), a smaller spacecraft used for ship-to-ship and ship-to-ground transport in theory and science fiction

Places

* River Shuttle, a river of southeast London in England

Arts, entertainment, and media

* Shuttle (film), ''Shuttle'' (film), a 2008 thriller film * Shuttle (video game), ''Shuttle'' (video game), a video game produced by Virgin * Shuttling (patience term), a method of play in patience and solitaire games

Sciences and technology

* Molecular shuttles, a molecule capable of nano scale transportation * Multi-project wafer service (, MPW) shuttle, an integrated circuit production run for multi-chip or multi-project wafers * Shuttle bombing, a World War II strategic bombing tactic * Shuttle vector, vector that shuttles between species, biochemistry, genetics

Sports

* 20-yard shuttle, test performed by American football players * Shuttlecock or birdie, the object batted back and forth in badminton

Other uses

* Shuttle, school bullying in South Korea * Shuttle Inc., a manufacturer of small form-factor computers * Shuttle trading, a form of goods distribution * , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919 * Shuttle (weaving), Shuttle used by a weavers at textile mill or on a loom.