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kamikaze
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kamikaze has 2 senses
- kamikaze(n = noun.artifact) Array - a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II; Array is a kind of attack aircraft, fighter, fighter aircraft
- kamikaze(n = noun.person) Array - a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash; Array is a kind of airplane pilot, pilot, suicide bomber
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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