bullet train
noun[C]
uk/ˈbʊl.ɪt ˌtreɪn/us/ˈbʊl.ɪt ˌtreɪn/a veryfasttrainwith asmooth,pointedshape,especiallyone used in Japan:
子弹头列车，高速火车Hetravelledfrom Tokyo to Suzuka on thebullettrain.他从东京坐子弹头列车到了铃鹿。
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- ThebullettrainspeedspastMountFuji.
- Conventionalfastrailsystems,includingJapan'sbullettrainand France's TGV,approach200mph.
- The "bullettrains" ofEuropeand Japan havelongcapturedtheattentionof UStravellersandrailenthusiastsattractedtotheirspeedand hightechnology.
- Beginning in 2020, California'sbullettrainswouldzoomalong atspeedsas high as 220milesperhour.
Railways: trains & parts of trains
- baggage car
- bogie
- boiler
- boxcar
- caboose
- carriage
- choo-choo
- coach
- diesel
- emergency cord
- footplate
- freight car
- guard's van
- maglev train
- observation car
- puffer train
- rolling stock
- sleeping car
- truck
- wagon-lit