Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack, especially upon a ship.
- noun An airplane loaded with explosives to be piloted in a suicide attack.
- noun Slang An extremely reckless person who seems to court death.
- adjective Of or relating to a suicidal air attack.
- adjective Slang So reckless in behavior or actions as to be suicidal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
attack requiring thesuicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft. - noun One who makes an
attack requiring hissuicide , especially when done with an aircraft.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
- noun a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This is the origin of the term "kamikaze," divine wind.
Japan's Shattered Mirror Ian Buruma 2011
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When Japan was in equally desperate straits in 1944, using the word kamikaze for the suicide pilots was not for nothing.
Japan's Shattered Mirror Ian Buruma 2011
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The reason I ask is that kamikaze is Japanese for “Divine Wind”, and it would just be too funny if he chose to call himself William “kamikaze” Dembski.
Now, That's a Video to Look Forward To - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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Don't forget where the term 'kamikaze' originated.
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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Don't forget where the term 'kamikaze' originated.
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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Don't forget where the term 'kamikaze' originated.
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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Rashness, unbelievable and incomprehensible rashness, to use the word "kamikaze" to describe the "technology" of allied aviation.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: A Reply -- With Regret -- to Claude Lanzmann Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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The group announced "Operation Divine Wind", which translates to the Japanese word kamikaze, the name given to World War II pilots sent on suicide missions.
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The group announced "Operation Divine Wind", which translates to the Japanese word kamikaze, the name given to World War II pilots sent on suicide missions.
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"The Republicans are on a longterm kamikaze mission," Del.
Senate panel kills House-approved bills targeting illegal immigration Fredrick Kunkle 2011
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