bullet train

noun

: a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan

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The bullet train project has been debated for decades, drawing controversy from the start. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The interior of new bullet train designs, for the East Japan Railway Company. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025 President Trump’s remarks this week affirming his intent to terminate $4 billion in federal grants to California’s bullet train project were immediately framed in some circles as one more sign of his animus toward the Golden State. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 Currently the bullet train is funded with 25% of the revenue from the tax-equivalent cap-and-trade program, a regulatory invention run by the California Air Resources Board. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 June 2025 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 16 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

bullet train

noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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