high-speed rail

noun

A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.

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Meanings

nounhigh-speed rail (uncountable)
  1. uncountablerail transportA type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.

Translations

Afrikaans hoëspoed-spoor
  • hoëspoed-spoortype of rail transport
Arabic سِكَّةٌ حَدِيدِيَّةٌ فَائِقَةُ السُّرْعَةِ
  • سِكَّةٌ حَدِيدِيَّةٌ فَائِقَةُ السُّرْعَةِ (sikkatun ḥadīdiyyatun fāʔiqatu s-surʕati)type of rail transport
Bengali উচ্চগতির রেল, উচ্চ-গতির রেল
  • উচ্চগতির রেল (uccogotoir rel)type of rail transport
  • উচ্চ-গতির রেল (ucco-gotoir rel)type of rail transport
Chinese Cantonese 高速鐵路 /高速铁路
  • 高速鐵路 /高速铁路 (gou¹ cuk¹ tit³ lou⁶)type of rail transport
Chinese Mandarin 高速鐵路 /高速铁路, 高鐵 /高铁
  • 高速鐵路 /高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù)type of rail transport
  • 高鐵 /高铁 (gāotiě)type of rail transport
Finnish suurnopeusjuna
  • suurnopeusjunatype of rail transport
French grande vitesse ferroviaire
  • grande vitesse ferroviairetype of rail transport
German Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr
  • Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrtype of rail transport
Hebrew רַכֶּבֶת מְהִירָה
  • רַכֶּבֶת מְהִירָה (rakévet mehirá)type of rail transport
Hindi तीव्र गति रेल
  • तीव्र गति रेल (tīvra gati rel)type of rail transport
Hungarian nagysebességű vasút
  • nagysebességű vasúttype of rail transport
Indonesian kereta cepat
  • kereta cepattype of rail transport
Japanese 高速鉄道
  • 高速鉄道 (kōsoku tetsudō)type of rail transport
Korean 고속철도
  • 고속철도 (gosokcheoldo)type of rail transport
Polish kolej dużych prędkości
  • kolej dużych prędkościtype of rail transport
Romanian tren de mare viteză
  • tren de mare vitezătype of rail transport
Russian высокоскоростно́й назе́мный тра́нспорт, ВСНТ
  • высокоскоростно́й назе́мный тра́нспорт (vysokoskorostnój nazémnyj tránsport)type of rail transport
  • ВСНТ (VSNT)type of rail transport
  • высокоскоростна́я желе́зная доро́га (vysokoskorostnája želéznaja doróga)type of rail transport
Spanish ferroviaria de alta velocidad, alta velocidad ferroviaria
  • ferroviaria de alta velocidadtype of rail transport
  • alta velocidad ferroviariatype of rail transport
Swedish höghastighetsbana
  • höghastighetsbanatype of rail transport
Thai รถไฟความเร็วสูง
  • รถไฟความเร็วสูง (rót-fai-kwaam-reo-sǔung)type of rail transport
Ukrainian шви́дкісна залізни́ця
  • шви́дкісна залізни́ця (švýdkisna zaliznýcja)type of rail transport
Vietnamese đường sắt cao tốc
  • đường sắt cao tốctype of rail transport
Cite this entry
APA

high-speed rail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-speed%20rail

MLA

“high-speed rail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-speed%20rail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-speed rail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-speed%20rail.

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