"high-speed rail" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} high-speed rail (uncountable)
  1. (rail transport) A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. Wikipedia link: high-speed rail Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rail transportation Translations (type of rail transport): hoëspoed-spoor (Afrikaans), sürət qatarı (Azerbaijani), উচ্চগতির রেল (uccogotoir rel) (Bengali), উচ্চ-গতির রেল (ucco-gotoir rel) (Bengali), 高速鐵路 (Chinese Cantonese), 高速铁路 (gou¹ cuk¹ tit³ lou⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 高速鐵路 (Chinese Mandarin), 高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù) (Chinese Mandarin), 高鐵 (Chinese Mandarin), 高铁 (gāotiě) (Chinese Mandarin), vysokorychlostní železnice [masculine] (Czech), hogesnelheidstrein [masculine] (Dutch), suurnopeusjuna (Finnish), grande vitesse ferroviaire (French), მაღალსიჩქარიანი მატარებელი (maɣalsičkariani maṭarebeli) (Georgian), მაღალსიჩქარიანი რკინიგზა (maɣalsičkariani rḳinigza) (Georgian), Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr [masculine] (German), רכבת מהירה [feminine] (Hebrew), तीव्र गति रेल (tīvra gati rel) [feminine] (Hindi), kereta cepat (Indonesian), alta velocità ferroviaria (Italian), 高速鉄道 (kōsoku tetsudō) (Japanese), kolej dużych prędkości (Polish), alta velocidade ferroviária (Portuguese), heich-speed rail (Scots), alta velocidad ferroviaria [feminine] (Spanish), höghastighetsbana [common-gender] (Swedish), รถไฟความเร็วสูง (Thai), швидкісна залізниця (švydkisna zaliznycja) [masculine] (Ukrainian), đường sắt cao tốc (Vietnamese), 高速铁路 (Wu Chinese)

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