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Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bullet train
Today it means: A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train. Full definition →
Today it means: A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train. Full definition →
Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.