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This came in handy when my family was all packed with our luggage ready to leave our Tokyo hotel and hop on our scheduled bullet train.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
The bullet trains are a symbol of the country’s capacity to build infrastructure, often even before there is consumer demand for it.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Courtesy Sony Pictures/Everett Collection Bullet Train Bullet Train follows five assassins who are called to board a bullet train in Japan to collect a briefcase.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2023
Six lines on Japan’s extensive bullet train network are suspending services between certain stations and warning of major delays on Friday – including the important Tokaido line that connects Tokyo with Osaka.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Word History
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 17 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
bullet train
noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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