bullet train

noun

: a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan

Examples of bullet train in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His guests are hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and on a bullet train to rock bottom, desperate enough to hand their financial records over to an online content creator for a public lashing. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

There were, of course, no bullet trains or automobiles present at the siege of Stirling. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

The quake caused delays to express trains serving Tokyo and Narita International Airport and other local trains serving northeastern regions, but Shinkansen bullet trains were running normally, according to their operator, East Japan Railway Co. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Last September the program was revised, but the bullet train secured its annual $1 billion share for the next 20 years. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bullet train

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane

Kids Definition

bullet train

noun

: a very high-speed passenger train