bullet train
noun
: a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Brad Pitt plays an assassin called Ladybug, who is tasked with the job of taking a briefcase and riding a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. 
Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2022 Brad Pitt snagged a one-way ticket to box office success following the theatrical debut of Bullet Train, director David Leitch's action comedy about five assassins aboard a fast-moving bullet train in Japan. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry and Joey King are only three of the five assassins on a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2022 Taiwan’s compact size means that adventure is never more than two hours away by bullet train from any major city. The Editors, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2020 It is set in Japan and takes place entirely on a bullet train. Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Based upon Kōtarō Isaka’s novel Maria Beetle, the film is about a reluctant hitman/mercenary who ends up on a Japanese bullet train trying to evade, outsmart or defeat a handful of other rival assassins/colorful baddies. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 The bullet train arrived at Shin Osaka Station at 7:20 p.m. Nick Kostov, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 In a breakthrough for the country’s most expensive public infrastructure project, California’s bullet train finally appears to have the money and the legal approval to complete its first leg. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 16 July 2022 See More
Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2022 Brad Pitt snagged a one-way ticket to box office success following the theatrical debut of Bullet Train, director David Leitch's action comedy about five assassins aboard a fast-moving bullet train in Japan. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry and Joey King are only three of the five assassins on a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2022 Taiwan’s compact size means that adventure is never more than two hours away by bullet train from any major city. The Editors, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2020 It is set in Japan and takes place entirely on a bullet train. Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Based upon Kōtarō Isaka’s novel Maria Beetle, the film is about a reluctant hitman/mercenary who ends up on a Japanese bullet train trying to evade, outsmart or defeat a handful of other rival assassins/colorful baddies. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 The bullet train arrived at Shin Osaka Station at 7:20 p.m. Nick Kostov, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 In a breakthrough for the country’s most expensive public infrastructure project, California’s bullet train finally appears to have the money and the legal approval to complete its first leg. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 16 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above