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shut·tle·cock
(shŭt′l-kŏk′)n.
The object hit back and forth over the net in badminton, consisting of a conical array of feathers or a conical plastic mesh attached to a small rounded end of cork or rubber. Also called bird, birdie.
v.tr. shut·tle·cocked, shut·tle·cock·ing, shut·tle·cocks
To throw or send back and forth like a shuttlecock.
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shuttlecock
(ˈʃʌtəlˌkɒk)n
1. (Badminton) a light cone consisting of a cork stub with feathered flights, struck to and fro in badminton and battledore. Often shortened to: shuttle
2. anything moved to and fro, as in an argument
vb
to move or cause to move to and fro, like a shuttlecock
[C16: from shuttle + cock1]
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shut•tle•cock
(ˈʃʌt lˌkɒk)n.
1. the conical feathered cork device that is struck back and forth in badminton.
v.t. 2. to bandy to and fro like a shuttlecock.
[1515–25]
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shuttlecock
Past participle: shuttlecocked
Gerund: shuttlecocking
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| Noun | 1. |  shuttlecock - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathersbadminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton |
| Verb | 1. | shuttlecock - send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock bandy - toss or strike a ball back and forth |
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Translations
كُرَةُ الرِّيشَةكُرةٌ مُرَيَّشَه
badmintonový míčekpéřák
fjerbold
sulkapallo
loptica za bedminton
fjaîrabolti
バドミントンのシャトル
배드민턴 공
košíková loptička
badmintonboll
ลูกขนไก่
quả cầu lông
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shuttlecock
[ˈʃʌtəlkɒk] n → volant m (de badminton)shuttle diplomacy n → navettes fpl diplomatiquesshuttle service n → service m de navettes, navettes fplCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shuttle
(ˈʃatl) noun1. in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.
2. a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.
3. an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places. an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).
ˈshuttlecock noun a rounded cork etc, with feathers etc fixed in it, used in the game of badminton.
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shuttlecock
→ كُرَةُ الرِّيشَة badmintonový míček fjerbold Federball μπαλάκι του μπάντμιντον plumilla sulkapallo volant loptica za bedminton volano バドミントンのシャトル 배드민턴 공 shuttle badmintonball lotka peteca, volante de badminton волан badmintonboll ลูกขนไก่ badminton topu quả cầu lông 羽毛球Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009