shuttle back and forth

Definition

Definition of shuttle back and forth - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

travelmove repeatedly between two places

The bus shuttles back and forth between the airport and the hotel.

commute

shuttle

transportationtransport people or things repeatedly

The ferry shuttles back and forth across the river all day.

commute

ferry

transport

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Expressions with shuttle

shuttle around

move people between places repeatedly

They shuttle around the city all day.

shuttle bus

bus traveling between two fixed points regularly

The shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes between terminals.

shuttle driver

person driving a shuttle vehicle for passengers

The shuttle driver picked us up from the airport.

shuttle service

transportation service between two places

The hotel offers a shuttle service to the airport.

shuttle trade

repeated purchasing and resale of items via frequent trips between locations

Shuttle trade flourished along the border during the shortage.

shuttle run

fitness test involving running back and forth

The students performed a shuttle run during gym class.

Expressions with forth

put forth

extend a body part or something held forward

He put forth his hand to greet her.

burgeon forth

grow or develop rapidly and vigorously

The flowers began to burgeon forth in the spring.

blossom forth

produce flowers or bloom

The cherry trees blossom forth every spring.

call forth

summon someone to speak or act

The teacher called forth the student to answer.

back and forth

adv.

moving repeatedly between two places

She paced back and forth in the room.

and so forth

adv.

used to indicate continuation of a list or ideas

I need eggs, milk, bread, and so forth for the recipe..

hold forth

speak at length in a pompous or tedious way

He loves to hold forth on the flaws of modern education at every meeting..

hold forth on

speak at length about a topic

She held forth on her travel experiences for hours.

set forth

present a proposal for consideration

He set forth a new plan for the project.

venture forth

go forward bravely into unknown situations

They decided to venture forth into the dark forest.

Examples of shuttle back and forth in a sentence

He shuttles back and forth between his home and office daily.
Buses shuttle back and forth between the terminals.
Workers shuttle back and forth from the site.

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French:faire la navette, transporter en va-et-vient, ...
German:hin und her pendeln, hin und her transportieren, ...
Italian:andare avanti e indietro, fare la spola, ...
Spanish:ir y venir, hacer viajes de ida y vuelta, ...
Portuguese:ir e vir, transportar de um lado para o outro, ...
Chinese:往返穿梭, 来回运输, ...
Japanese:往復する, 人を運ぶ, ...
Arabic:تنقل ذهابا وإيابا, نَقَلَ ذَهابا وإِيابا, ...
Hebrew:לָנוּעַ הָלוֹךְ וָשׁוֹב, לְהַסִּיעַ הָלוֹךְ וָשׁוּב, ...
Russian:курсировать туда и обратно, перевозить туда и обратно, ...
Ukrainian:курсувати туди й назад, перевозити туди й назад, ...
Hindi:आना-जाना करना, आना-जाना कराना, ...
Bengali:যাতায়াত করা, যাতায়াত করানো, ...
Catalan:anar i venir, fer viatges amunt i avall, ...
Czech:pendlovat, převážet, ...
Danish:køre frem og tilbage, befordre, ...
Dutch:pendelen, vervoeren, ...
Greek:πηγαινοέρχομαι, μεταφέρω πέρα δώθε, ...
Hungarian:ingázni, ide-oda szállítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើដំណើរទៅមក, ដឹកជញ្ជូនទៅមកជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:왕복하다, 수송하다, ...
Persian:رفت و آمد کردن, جابه‌جا کردن, ...
Polish:kursować tam i z powrotem, przewozić tam i z powrotem, ...
Portuguese (BR):ir e vir, fazer o vaivém, ...
Romanian:a naveta dus-întors, a transporta, ...
Swedish:åka fram och tillbaka, transportera fram och tillbaka, ...
Thai:วิ่งไปกลับ, รับส่งไปมา, ...
Turkish:gidip gelmek, taşıyıp durmak, ...
Vietnamese:chạy đi chạy lại, chở qua chở lại, ...

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