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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shuttle box

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
shut-tle box
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A box fitted to the ends of the race on a loom to help direct a flying shuttle and its driver.

noun

An apparatus used in experiments on animals, with two electrifiable chambers connected by a hole.

Inflected Forms

shuttle boxes (plural) shuttle-box (alternative) shuttlebox (alternative)

Phrases

shuttle driver

Frequently Paired Words

shuttle driver

Questions

What does shuttle box mean?
A box fitted to the ends of the race on a loom to help direct a flying shuttle and its driver.

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