Meaning

2 senses
  1. A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train.

    Shinkansen, Hochgeschwindigkeitszug

    синкансэ́нsinkansɛ́n, высокоскоростно́й по́ездvysokoskorostnój pójezd

    a high-speed passenger train

  2. Any high-speed train which resembles such a train.

    Hochgeschwindigkeitszug, Superexpress

    высокоскоростно́й по́ездvysokoskorostnój pójezd, суперэкспре́ссsuperɛkspréss

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The bullet train we were on pulled out at 12 sharp.

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  2. The bullet train came roaring past.

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  3. I love the scenery you can see from the bullet train.

    ruМне нравится пейзаж, который открывается из окна скоростного поезда.

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  4. A craftsman manually adds the finishing touches to each curve of a bullet train's lead car.

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  5. Traffic was also disrupted including the suspension of the Akita, Tohoku bullet train.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
Japanese high-speed train:
high-speed train:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Japanese high-speed train:
high-speed train:

Origin

Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).

Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).

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Forms

plural: bullet trains
Singularbullet train
Pluralbullet trains

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a high-speed passenger train:bullet

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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