bullet train

noun

: a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan

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The only bullet train operating in Tibet runs between Lhasa, the regional capital, and the city of Nyingchi. Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 The film’s production scale included the construction of two full-sized bullet train cars using authentic materials and the creation of a 1/6 scale model train for explosive sequences. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025 Revival or Risk of Budget Cuts? Unlike other sectors, passenger rail is experiencing a resurgence in the U.S. Brightline, which currently provides rail travel between Miami and Orlando, is building a bullet train from Southern California to Las Vegas. Rudy Salo, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 High in the Himalayas Our journey continued via Tibet’s only bullet train service, a marvel of engineering designed to withstand the harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bullet train

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bullet train was in 1966

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“Bullet train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet%20train. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

bullet train

noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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