bullet train

noun

: a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan

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Japan is also safe and has reliable infrastructure, with its clean bullet trains, which make getting from one city to the next easy. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The April version would also sharply reduce net revenues from emission auctions, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, providing barely enough for the $1 billion allocation to the bullet train and another $1 billion for the governor and Legislature to spend. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 Before the girls’ parents can even host their engagement parties, the child brides are forced onto the bullet train of wedding planning. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026 Sky hit the bullet train knees in the corner and went up top for the moonsault. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 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 20 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

bullet train

noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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