noun🔗ShareNavetteThe part of a loom that carries the woof back and forth between the warp threads."The weaver carefully loaded the bobbins with thread, preparing the shuttles for their next pass through the warp. "Le tisserand a soigneusement chargé les bobines de fil, préparant les navettes pour leur prochain passage à travers la chaîne.machineparttechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa navetteThe sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch."The sewing machine hummed as its shuttles moved back and forth, creating neat, even stitches on the fabric. "La machine à coudre bourdonnait tandis que ses navettes allaient et venaient, créant des points nets et réguliers sur le tissu.machineutensildeviceitemworktechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNavettesA transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two places, sometimes more."The airport shuttles run every 30 minutes between the terminal and the hotels. "Les navettes de l'aéroport circulent toutes les 30 minutes entre le terminal et les hôtels.vehicleservicetrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNavette, navette spatialeSuch a transport vehicle; a shuttle bus; a space shuttle."The airport shuttles provide free transportation between the terminals and the parking lots. "Les navettes de l'aéroport assurent un transport gratuit entre les terminaux et les parkings.vehiclespacetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNavettesAny 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)."The cafeteria worker shuttles trays of food from the kitchen to the serving line and back to the dishwashing area. "L'employé de la cafétéria transporte des plateaux de nourriture de la cuisine à la ligne de service et revient à la zone de lavage de la vaisselle.chemistryitemmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVolantA shuttlecock."During gym class, the students hit the shuttles back and forth over the badminton net. "Pendant le cours de sport, les élèves frappaient les volants d'avant en arrière au-dessus du filet de badminton.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVanneA shutter, as for a channel for molten metal."The foundry worker carefully operated the metal shuttles to guide the molten iron into the molds. "L'ouvrier de la fonderie actionnait avec précaution les vannes métalliques pour guider le métal en fusion dans les moules.machinetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire la navette, aller et venirTo go back and forth between two places."The bus shuttles students between the school and the parking lot every afternoon. "Le bus fait la navette entre l'école et le parking tous les après-midi.vehicletrafficactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTransporter par navetteTo transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle service."The airport bus shuttles passengers between the terminal and the parking lot every 15 minutes. "La navette de l'aéroport transporte les passagers entre le terminal et le parking toutes les 15 minutes.vehicleserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
