kamikaze

Definitions


[ˌkamɪˈkɑːzi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the Second World War) a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target


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Origin:
Japanese, from kami ‘divinity’ + kaze ‘wind’, originally referring to the gale that, in Japanese tradition, destroyed the fleet of invading Mongols in 1281


[ˌkamɪˈkɑːzi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting a kamikaze attack or pilot
(e.g: a kamikaze attack)


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Origin:
Japanese, from kami ‘divinity’ + kaze ‘wind’, originally referring to the gale that, in Japanese tradition, destroyed the fleet of invading Mongols in 1281




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