WHAT DOES SHUTTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Shuttle
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...
Definition of shuttle in the English dictionary
The first definition of shuttle in the dictionary is a bobbin-like device used in weaving for passing the weft thread between the warp threads. Other definition of shuttle is a small bobbin-like device used to hold the thread in a sewing machine or in tatting, knitting, etc. Shuttle is also a bus, train, aircraft, etc, that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHUTTLE
PRESENT
Present
I shuttle
you shuttle
he/she/it shuttles
we shuttle
you shuttle
they shuttle
Present continuous
I am shuttling
you are shuttling
he/she/it is shuttling
we are shuttling
you are shuttling
they are shuttling
Present perfect
I have shuttled
you have shuttled
he/she/it has shuttled
we have shuttled
you have shuttled
they have shuttled
Present perfect continuous
I have been shuttling
you have been shuttling
he/she/it has been shuttling
we have been shuttling
you have been shuttling
they have been shuttling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I shuttled
you shuttled
he/she/it shuttled
we shuttled
you shuttled
they shuttled
Past continuous
I was shuttling
you were shuttling
he/she/it was shuttling
we were shuttling
you were shuttling
they were shuttling
Past perfect
I had shuttled
you had shuttled
he/she/it had shuttled
we had shuttled
you had shuttled
they had shuttled
Past perfect continuous
I had been shuttling
you had been shuttling
he/she/it had been shuttling
we had been shuttling
you had been shuttling
they had been shuttling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will shuttle
you will shuttle
he/she/it will shuttle
we will shuttle
you will shuttle
they will shuttle
Future continuous
I will be shuttling
you will be shuttling
he/she/it will be shuttling
we will be shuttling
you will be shuttling
they will be shuttling
Future perfect
I will have shuttled
you will have shuttled
he/she/it will have shuttled
we will have shuttled
you will have shuttled
they will have shuttled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shuttling
you will have been shuttling
he/she/it will have been shuttling
we will have been shuttling
you will have been shuttling
they will have been shuttling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would shuttle
you would shuttle
he/she/it would shuttle
we would shuttle
you would shuttle
they would shuttle
Conditional continuous
I would be shuttling
you would be shuttling
he/she/it would be shuttling
we would be shuttling
you would be shuttling
they would be shuttling
Conditional perfect
I would have shuttle
you would have shuttle
he/she/it would have shuttle
we would have shuttle
you would have shuttle
they would have shuttle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shuttling
you would have been shuttling
he/she/it would have been shuttling
we would have been shuttling
you would have been shuttling
they would have been shuttling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you shuttle
we let´s shuttle
you shuttle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
shuttling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «SHUTTLE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
shuttle.
Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away?
Our task was doing maintenance and repairs to keep the station in a good state for the return of the shuttle flights and resumption of major ISS construction.
The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space.
Having the opportunity to fly the first flight of something like a space shuttle was the ultimate test flight.
The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.
Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things too dirty.
We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space flights, but maybe we can follow the example of the Russians and use unmanned vehicles to transport hardware into space.
In 1983, NASA invited Canada to fly three payload specialists, in part because we had contributed the robotic arm that is used on the shuttle.
We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the space shuttle possible.
We didn't use the shuttle robot arm before, so this has been a training flow to get ready for that.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHUTTLE»
Discover the use of
shuttle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shuttle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Space
shuttle: the history of the National Space ...
Provides schematic diagrams and photographs of various components of the space shuttle system, and chronicles the development of reusable spacecraft from the designs of Nazi rocket scientists to versions currently under discussion.
2
Space
Shuttle Challenger: Ten Journeys into the Unknown
This book, which will complement Ben Evans’ previous work: Space Shuttle Columbia – Her Missions and Crews, is designed to cast minds back to a time when the Shuttle was truly the future: untarnished by disaster and bolstered by ...
3
Energiya-Buran: The Soviet Space
Shuttle
Following this is a detailed technical description of both Energiya and Buran and a look at nominal flight scenarios and emergency situations, highlighting similarities and differences with the US Space Shuttle.
Bart Hendrickx, Bert Vis,
2007
4
Space
Shuttle Columbia: Her Missions and Crews
This book chronicles each of Columbia's 28 missions, as described by scientists and researchers who developed and supported its many payloads, and by the engineers who worked on it.
5
An Assessment of Space
Shuttle Flight Software Development ...
This book, the result of the committee's study, evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented currently in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible.
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,
1993
6
The Story of the Space
Shuttle
David Harland’s definitive work on the Space Shuttle explains the scientific contribution the Space Shuttle has made to the international space programme, detailing missions to Mir, Hubble and more recently its role in the assembly of the ...
7
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, ...
This powerful work explains why the Challenger tragedy must be reexamined and offers an unexpected warning about the hidden hazards of living in this technological age.
8
The Space
Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Discusses the people and events surrounding the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
Rachel A. Koestler-Grack,
2010
9
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space
Shuttle ...
Reviews the circumstances surrounding the Challenger accident to establish the probable cause or causes of the accident.
DIANE Publishing Company, Southgate Publishers,
1995
10
Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space
Shuttle ...
CHAPTER 24 Part-time Astronauts The shuttle program introduced several new
crewmember positions, besides mission specialists, to the business of spaceflight
. There were payload specialists (PSes) like Charlie Walker, who operated his ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHUTTLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shuttle is used in the context of the following news items.
For The First Time Since The Shuttle Was Retired, The US Will Soon …
In a few years, for the first time since the Space Shuttle's retirement, the US will have a way for astronauts — and maybe even civilians — to go into space. «Business Insider, Sep 14»
"It broke up! The shuttle broke up!": Remembering Columbia
As some might reckon it, the beginning of the end for NASA's space shuttle program came 10 years ago Friday, at 8:48:39 a.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. «CBS News, Jan 13»
Time-lapse video: Space shuttle Endeavour's trek across LA
The space shuttle Endeavour made its final journey last weekend, traveling 12-miles from Los Angeles International Airport, through Inglewood, to the California ... «Los Angeles Times, Oct 12»
Shuttle Endeavour Takes Off on Historic California Sightseeing Flight
The space shuttle Endeavour is soaring through the California sky to take an airborne sightseeing trip around the Golden State today (Sept. 21) on the way to its ... «Space.com, Sep 12»
Space Shuttle in Extreme Detail: Exclusive New Pictures
This week NASA's space shuttle Discovery will fly low over Washington, D.C., atop a jumbo jet and roll into its new permanent home with the Smithsonian ... «National Geographic, Apr 12»
Space Shuttle Makes Last Landing in Bittersweet Finale
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After 30 years of spaceflight, NASA's iconic space shuttles will fly no more. The space agency's storied shuttle program ended today ... «Space.com, Jul 11»
The Last Shuttle Launch
My seven-year-old son, Cliff, watched the last space shuttle launch from the NASA viewing stands at the Kennedy Space Center. He had a spiritual experience ... «The Weekly Standard, Jul 11»
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on 'sentimental journey'
Atlantis' journey to the International Space Station is NASA's 135th and final mission in the space shuttle program, which began 30 years ago. Tune in to a ... «CNN, Jul 11»
Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth After Final Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the dark, early morning hours, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour landed for the final time today (June 1), ending its last space ... «Space.com, May 11»
End of an era for shuttle, and NASA
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to remain up in orbit until Wednesday. As for America's manned space program as a whole, that remains up in the air ... «CBS News, May 11»