Example: La navette relie l'aéroport au centre-ville toutes les heures.
Definition
"La navette" refers to a shuttle service, typically a vehicle or transport that regularly travels back and forth between two points, such as an airport and a city center, providing convenient and scheduled transportation for passengers.
The term "la navette" originates from the French word for 'shuttle,' which initially described a tool used in weaving to carry the weft thread across the loom. Over time, it came to describe any back-and-forth movement, especially in transportation contexts like shuttle buses. Did you know? The weaving tool's constant motion inspired the name for shuttle services that move repeatedly between destinations.
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"La navette" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Tourism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 135 commonly used words.
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