shuttle box

noun

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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Meanings

nounshuttle box (plural shuttle boxes)

plural shuttle boxes · alternative shuttle-box · alternative shuttlebox

  1. A box fitted to the ends of the race on a loom to help direct a flying shuttle and its driver.
  2. An apparatus used in experiments on animals, with two electrifiable chambers connected by a hole.
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APA

shuttle box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuttle%20box

MLA

“shuttle box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuttle%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shuttle box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuttle%20box.

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