Bullet-train definition

(rail transport) The shinkansen, a high-speed passenger train of Japan. Runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour.
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(informal) Suicide by small firearm; see take the bullet train.

“I should probably take the bullet train, and save her the grief.”

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A high-speed passenger train.
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A high-speed train, or the rail system in which it runs, in Japan.
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Any such high-speed train.
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Noun

Singular:
bullet-train
Plural:
bullet-trains