kamikaze
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9.2
- noun
- /ˌkɑːmɪˈkɑːzeɪ/
- Archaic
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kamikaze
- These groups understand all too well that nuclear or biological weapons can fulfill that mission even better than truck bombs or kamikaze aircraft can.
- kamikaze attack
- kamikaze plane
They had the the suicide Subs and the kamikazes and they were loaded up.
- They had the the suicide Subs and the kamikazes and they were loaded up.
Examples
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The USS Banner was nearly destroyed by a Japanese kamikaze plane near Okinawa.
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My brother, Seaman 1c Elmore J. Elliott, age 19, died during the kamikaze attack at Okinawa on Apr. 5, 1945.
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Sixteen men were killed in the kamikaze attack.
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Two bat things do a kamikaze dive from the air toward Seth.
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Like the Japanese in World War II, the more defeat appeared inevitable, the more fanatical and desperate they got (kamikaze attacks, anyone?).
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They had the the suicide Subs and the kamikazes and they were loaded up.
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During a January 1945 landing on Luzon, P.I., a ship adjacent to Wyatt's fell victim to a kamikaze attack and lost 135 men, but continued to steam ashore to deliver troops.
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During World War II, many U.S. ships were attacked by kamikaze aircraft, which were loaded with explosives.
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The Japanese kamikaze pilots carried out suicide missions to damage enemy naval forces in a desperate strategy.
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The infamous kamikaze attacks resulted in significant losses for Allied naval fleets in the Pacific theater.
Synonyms
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3.7
A military plane that carries and drops bombs
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6.9
A military plane that dives to drop bombs more accurately
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kamikaze comes from the Japanese parts kami and kaze, meaning 'divine wind', after a great storm long ago that saved Japan by destroying an invading fleet. In World War II the name was used for aircraft loaded with explosives that were deliberately crashed into enemy ships, so the word can mean those suicide planes.