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shuttle

[shuht-l] / ˈʃʌt l /


VERB
travel back and forth
Synonyms


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The shuttle completely lost sight of Earth whilst travelling behind the Moon, leaving it isolated from all external communications for 40 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

He attended test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base, the site of many daring Armstrong flights and space shuttle landings, then served with the Navy’s Dust Devil test pilot squadron in China Lake, Calif.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Julian Barnes, a Times reporter, in a sworn declaration, noted that reporters were unable to access the new press facility on foot and were also not allowed to use a Pentagon shuttle bus.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Their departure had been moved to a gate clear across the terminal, requiring another 10-minute walk and a shuttle bus.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Posters of different shuttle launches, including Columbia, Challenger, and Atlantis, mixed in with various Star Trek posters of Nyota Uhura.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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