bullet train

NOUN

fast train

Synonyms

WEAK

aerotrain high-speed train train de haute vitesse

Example Sentences

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She had just taken a two-hour ride on the bullet train from Daegu to attend Lee Sulla's "book concert" in Seoul - an evening of music and author-led readings.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Winds are slowly blowing sand into the 75-mile trench meant to hold a bullet train, while once-bustling worker camps have turned to ghost towns, one former employee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But the silent engine isn’t a bullet train.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Add 6-foot-7 freshman Sydney Douglas, the daughter of a father who played football at USC and a mother who played basketball at UCLA, and you get a hint of the approaching bullet train.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

Rafik wanted to be reborn in Japan so he could ride the bullet train.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye