Antonyms for
shuttle
A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.
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No Antonyms Found for Shuttle

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All Definitions for Shuttle

Below are all the dictionary definitions of shuttle:

1A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.
2Such a transport vehicle
3A shuttle bus
4A space shuttle.
5A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
6The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
7Any other item that moves repeatedly back and forth between two positions, possibly transporting something else with it between those points (such as, in chemistry, a molecular shuttle).
8To go or send back and forth between two places.
9To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle service.
10A shuttlecock.
11A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal.

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About antonyms for shuttle

Finding the right antonym for shuttle helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.", shuttle has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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