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high-speed rail

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.

Noun

high-speed rail (uncountable)

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

high-speed rail meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian

high-speed rail in Hindi

type of rail transport
तीव्र गति रेल tīvra gati rel

high-speed rail in Bengali

type of rail transport
উচ্চগতির রেল uccogotoir rel, উচ্চ-গতির রেল ucco-gotoir rel

high-speed rail in Arabic

type of rail transport
سِكَّةٌ حَدِيدِيَّةٌ فَائِقَةُ السُّرْعَةِ sikkatun ḥadīdiyyatun fāʔiqatu s-surʕati

high-speed rail in Indonesian

type of rail transport
kereta cepat
More languagesFewer languages
high-speed rail in Thai
รถไฟความเร็วสูง rót-fai-kwaam-reo-sǔung
high-speed rail in Vietnamese
đường sắt cao tốc

Questions about high-speed rail

What does high-speed rail mean?
High-speed rail means a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.
What is high-speed rail in Hindi?
High-speed rail in Hindi is तीव्र गति रेल (tīvra gati rel). See High-speed rail meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is high-speed rail?
High-speed rail is a noun.

Words near high-speed rail in the dictionary

  1. high-siding
  2. high-sighted
  3. high-sounding
  4. high-spec
  5. high-speed
  6. high-speed rail
  7. high-speed steel
  8. high-speed steels
  9. high-spirited
  10. high-spiritedness
  11. high-stakes

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