kamikaze

Definition of Kamikaze in English :

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Noun

1. kamikaze

a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

2. kamikaze

a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kamikaze

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noun (often capital)

1.

(in World War II) one of a group of Japanese pilots who performed suicidal missions by crashing their aircraft, loaded with explosives, into an enemy target, esp a ship

2.

an aircraft used for such a mission

3. (modifier)

(of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum damage may be inflicted on an enemy

a kamikaze attack

a kamikaze bomber

4. (modifier)

extremely foolhardy and possibly self-defeating

kamikaze pricing

Kamikaze

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adjective

1.

of or pertaining to a suicidal attack by a Japanese airplane pilot in WWII

2. Informal

very reckless, suicidal, etc.

noun

3.

the pilot or airplane in a kamikaze attack

4. Informal

a person who acts recklessly

Kamikaze

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n.

1. A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack, especially upon a ship.

2. An airplane loaded with explosives to be piloted in a suicide attack.

3. Slang An extremely reckless person who seems to court death.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a suicidal air attack: a kamikaze mission.

2. Slang So reckless in behavior or actions as to be suicidal: kamikaze hot rodders.

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