superexpress

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ express

Noun[edit]

superexpress (plural superexpresses)

  1. A very fast express train.
    • 1963, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia, Transit program for the National Capital region, page 442:
      This is just south of where the central control station would probably be located and might require a slight slowing under the 120 miles per hour normal speed of the nonstop airport superexpresses.
    • 1965, US news and world report, volume 58, page 69:
      Then the Tokyo-Osaka running time will be cut to three hours for superexpresses and four hours for the limited trains.