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kamikaze
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kamikaze has 2 senses
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kamikaze, n. & adj.
--n. hist.
1 a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and deliberately crashed by its pilot on its target.
2 the pilot of such an aircraft.
--adj.
1 of or relating to a kamikaze.
2 reckless, dangerous, potentially self-destructive.
--n. hist.
1 a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and deliberately crashed by its pilot on its target.
2 the pilot of such an aircraft.
--adj.
1 of or relating to a kamikaze.
2 reckless, dangerous, potentially self-destructive.
Etymology
Jap. f. kami divinity + kaze wind
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