bullet climb

verb

To climb Mount Fuji during the night, in order to see the sunrise at the peak.

OriginJapanese 弾丸登山 →
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Meanings

verbbullet climb (third-person singular simple present bullet climbs, present participle bullet climbing, simple past and past participle bullet climbed)

present singular third person bullet climbs · participle present bullet climbing · participle past bullet climbed · past bullet climbed

  1. climbingTo climb Mount Fuji during the night, in order to see the sunrise at the peak.
nounbullet climb (plural bullet climbs)

plural bullet climbs

  1. climbingThe act of climbing Mount Fuji during the night, in order to see the sunrise at the peak.

Origin

  1. Japanese弾丸登山
  2. Englishbullet climb

Calque of Japanese 弾丸登山 (dangan tozan).

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APA

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Chicago

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