high-speed rail

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolalta velocidad ferroviaria ferroviaria de alta velocidad

Françaisgrande vitesse ferroviaire

DeutschHochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr

10 more languages

العربيةسِكَّةٌ حَدِيدِيَّةٌ فَائِقَةُ السُّرْعَةِ

Suomisuurnopeusjuna

Bahasa Indonesiakereta cepat

日本語高速鉄道

ქართულიმაღალსიჩქარიანი მატარებელი მაღალსიჩქარიანი რკინიგზა

한국어고속철도

Românătren de mare viteză

РусскийВСНТ высокоскоростна́я желе́зная доро́га высокоскоростно́й назе́мный тра́нспорт

ไทยรถไฟความเร็วสูง

Tiếng Việtđường sắt cao tốc

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

high-spirited high-spiritedness high-stepper high-sticking high-T high-techness

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