"shuttle box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shuttle boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shuttle box (plural shuttle boxes)
  1. A box fitted to the ends of the race on a loom to help direct a flying shuttle and its driver. Synonyms: shuttle-box, shuttlebox Related terms: shuttle driver
    Sense id: en-shuttle_box-en-noun-ntIwu9rY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. An apparatus used in experiments on animals, with two electrifiable chambers connected by a hole.
    Sense id: en-shuttle_box-en-noun-c~g0Kpth Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

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