shuttle
/ˈʃʌtl/noun
उच्चारण शटल
(दो स्थानों के बीच) नियमित वाहन, शटल
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a plane, bus or train that travels regularly between two places
(दो स्थानों के बीच) नियमित वाहन, शटल
- a shuttle bus to the airport
- A free shuttle takes visitors from the station to the fair.
- A shuttle bus runs between the hotel and the airport.
+ 2 more examples
- We took the shuttle from the car park to the terminal.
- The college provides a shuttle for students every half hour.
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[C]
a spacecraft designed to be used several times, for example for travelling between the earth and a space station
अंतरिक्ष यान
- the space shuttle
- The shuttle carried three astronauts to the space station.
- The shuttle landed safely after a two-week mission.
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- Engineers checked the shuttle for damage before the next flight.
- The first shuttle launch was watched by millions of people.
Synonyms spacecraft spaceship
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[I, T]
to travel or carry between two places regularly
आना-जाना
- He shuttles between Delhi and Mumbai for work.
- Many workers shuttle between the suburbs and the city centre every day.
- The ferry shuttles between the island and the mainland all day.
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- She shuttled her children between school and music classes.
- Buses shuttle passengers from the station to the exhibition.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
shuttle + noun
Shuttle before a noun names a regular service between two nearby places: shuttle bus, shuttle service, shuttle train.
Noun से पहले 'shuttle' दो पास के स्थानों के बीच नियमित सेवा का नाम बताता है: shuttle bus, shuttle service, shuttle train।
- A shuttle bus takes visitors from the station to the fort.
- The hotel runs a free shuttle service.
shuttle between A and B
As a verb, shuttle takes between with two places, or two people or ideas.
Verb के रूप में 'shuttle' के साथ दो स्थानों, व्यक्तियों या विचारों के लिए 'between' आता है।
- Radhika shuttles between her village and the city college.
- The envoy shuttled between the two capitals.
shuttle sb / sth to / from + place
As a transitive verb, shuttle means to carry people or goods back and forth.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'shuttle' का अर्थ लोगों या सामान को बार-बार लाना-ले जाना है।
- Buses shuttle pilgrims from the base camp to the temple.
shuttle (noun) in sport and weaving
In badminton, the shuttle (or shuttlecock) is the feathered object; in weaving it carries the thread.
Badminton में 'shuttle' (shuttlecock) पंखों वाली चिड़िया है; बुनाई में यह धागा ले जाने वाला उपकरण है।
- The shuttle flew over the net.
- The weaver passed the shuttle through the threads.
+Collocations 4
shuttle + noun
busservicetrainflightdiplomacy
- The shuttle service runs between the metro and the college.
adjective + shuttle
freeregularhourlyreusableairport
- A free airport shuttle is available for guests.
verb + shuttle
catchtakerunboardlaunch
- We caught the last shuttle to the hostel.
shuttle + adverb
back and forthto and froregularlydailybetween
- Ferries shuttle back and forth across the river.
“More examples 5
- A shuttle bus carries workers from the station to the factory.
शटल बस श्रमिकों को स्टेशन से कारख़ाने तक ले जाती है।
- Radhika's father shuttles between Delhi and Jaipur for work.
राधिका के पिता काम के लिए दिल्ली और जयपुर के बीच आते-जाते रहते हैं।
- The space shuttle returned safely to Earth.
अंतरिक्ष शटल सुरक्षित पृथ्वी पर लौट आया।
- The players used a new shuttle in the second game.
खिलाड़ियों ने दूसरे गेम में नया shuttle प्रयोग किया।
- Minister's shuttle diplomacy helped to end the dispute.
मंत्री की शटल कूटनीति ने विवाद समाप्त कराने में मदद की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He shuttles among Delhi and Mumbai every month.
✓ He shuttles between Delhi and Mumbai every month.
Use between for two places; among is for three or more things.
दो स्थानों के लिए 'between' आता है; 'among' तीन या अधिक के लिए है।
✗ The shuttle runs in every fifteen minutes.
✓ The shuttle runs every fifteen minutes.
Every is used without in to show regular intervals.
नियमित अंतराल के लिए 'every' बिना 'in' के आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
shut·tle
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Shuttle bus, space shuttle, shuttle diplomacy (when a diplomat travels between two countries to help them agree).
Collocations: shuttle bus, space shuttle, shuttle diplomacy (जब राजनयिक दो देशों के बीच यात्रा कर उन्हें सहमत कराए)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Sport: in badminton, the shuttlecock (also called a shuttle) is the object hit over the net.
खेल में बैडमिंटन में shuttlecock (shuttle भी) वह वस्तु है जिसे नेट के पार मारा जाता है।
Kalpana Chawla died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
कल्पना चावला की 2003 में Space Shuttle Columbia दुर्घटना में मृत्यु हुई।