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bullet climb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
bul-let -climb
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To climb Mount Fuji during the night, in order to see the sunrise at the peak.

noun

The act of climbing Mount Fuji during the night, in order to see the sunrise at the peak.

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 弾丸登山 (dangan tozan).

Inflected Forms

bullet climbs (present, singular) bullet climbing (participle, present) bullet climbed (participle, past) bullet climbed (past) bullet climbs (plural)

Questions

What does bullet climb mean?
To climb Mount Fuji during the night, in order to see the sunrise at the peak.
Where does bullet climb come from?
Calque of Japanese 弾丸登山 (dangan tozan).

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