bullet train


noun

a high-speed passenger train, as on certain routes in Japan.

Origin of bullet train

First recorded in 1965–70

Example sentences from the Web for bullet train

  • She booked in, bought a bullet-train ticket, and grabbed the handle of her suitcase.

    Makers |Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for bullet train

bullet train

noun

a passenger train that travels at very high speed