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The bullet train across about 860 miles from Xian to Shanghai in China cost me $94.
—Helen Zhao, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
To make things all the more maddening, the decrepit power system is also one of the biggest reasons that Amtrak’s bullet train, the Acela, is so slow.
—Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 9 July 2024
Connecting the world It’s been 60 years since Japan’s first high-speed Shinkansen bullet train made its debut, inspiring a rail revolution that spread around the world.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
In these situations, a bullet train would not require any human conductors or operators on board while in use.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
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“Bullet train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet%20train. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
bullet train
noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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