shuttle race

noun

A sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp, along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.

Meanings

nounshuttle race (plural shuttle races)

plural shuttle races

  1. A sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp, along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.

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