bullet train
noun
a high-speed passenger train, as on certain routes in Japan.
bullet trains
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pluralof bullet train.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A number of bullet trains were affected, and 100 homes were without power, Japan's Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
NAGOYA, Japan—The tourists who crowd the bullet trains from Tokyo tend not to disembark at Nagoya as they speed along the so-called Golden Route linking the Japanese capital with Kyoto and Osaka.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
The 171-mile stretch of rail running between Merced and Bakersfield could be operational as early as 2030, with testing of the bullet trains slated to begin in 2028, according to the High-Speed Rail Authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
But quite often, it meant dazzling Chinese citizens and Westerners alike with bullet trains and massive solar farms, even if most of the trains were empty and most of the solar power was never used.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
Japanese bullet trains actually ran on it, he’d read.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
