Definition of Bullet train

1. Noun. A high-speed passenger train.

Exact synonyms: Bullet
Generic synonyms: Passenger Train

Definition of Bullet train

1. Noun. (rail transport) The shinkansen, a high-speed passenger train of Japan. Runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour. ¹

2. Noun. (informal) Suicide by small firearm; ''see'' take the bullet train. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bullet Train

bullet-headed
bullet-pointed
bullet-proof
bullet ant
bullet ants
bullet bra
bullet fingerprinting
bullet forceps
bullet hell
bullet hole
bullet holes
bullet list
bullet point
bullet shaped vertebrae
bullet time
bullet train (current term)
bullet trains
bullet vote
bulleted
bulleted list
bullethead
bullethole
bulletholes
bulletin
bulletin board
bulletin board service
bulletin board system
bulletin board systems
bulletin boards
bulletined

Literary usage of Bullet train

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&Dby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Even with this increase in procurements—288 bullet train cars purchased in 1990—the entire Japanese rolling stock industry, including parts producers, ..."

2. Transportation Statistics Annual Report (1997) edited by Marsha Fenn (1998)
"The world's first HSR system—Japan's bullet train (or Shinkansen)—started running between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964. France became the second nation with HSR ..."

3. Towards a New Role for Spatial Planning by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Oecd (2001)
"... of development of highways and nation-wide bullet train networks. Consequently, it is necessary to draw up multi-prefectural regional development plans ..."

4. Emerging World Cities in Pacific Asia by Fu-chen Lo, Yue-man Yeung (1996)
"In fact, the bullet train from Tokyo to Fukuoka is already in operation and a high-speed railway from Pusan to Seoul is scheduled for completion by 2002. ..."

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