bullet train

noun

: a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan

Examples of bullet train in a Sentence

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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 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 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

bullet train

noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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