What's the difference between shuttlecock and shuttlecork?

Shuttlecock


Definition:

  • (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
  • (v. t.) To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There was also a plastic balloon attached to a plastic line, a Sainbury's plastic bag urging its owner to recycle it, a car wheel, myriad unidentifiable pieces of plastic, a shotgun cartridge and a shuttlecock.
  • (2) The move is intended to make the space plane fall like a shuttlecock until it reaches 70,000 feet, when the tailbooms return to normal position and the plane glides the rest of the way down.
  • (3) When the feathering system is deployed, the space plane’s twin tail booms rotate forwards and upwards, dramatically increasing aerodynamic drag and making the craft fall like a shuttlecock.
  • (4) SpaceShipTwo is designed with Rutan’s revolutionary “feathering mechanism”, a shape-changing airfoil that creates a shuttlecock effect on re-entry, and helps the aircraft – unlike those used by Space X and Blue Origin – to land on a runway.

Shuttlecork


Definition:

  • (n.) See Shuttlecock.

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