kamikaze (redirected from Kamikazes)

ka·mi·ka·ze  (käm-käz)

n.

1. A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack, especially upon a ship.

2. An airplane loaded with explosives to be piloted in a suicide attack.

3. Slang An extremely reckless person who seems to court death.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a suicidal air attack: a kamikaze mission.

2. Slang So reckless in behavior or actions as to be suicidal: kamikaze hot rodders.

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[Japanese, divine wind (from the legendary name of a typhoon that in 1281 saved Japan by destroying the Mongol navy) : kami, divine + kaze, wind.]

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kamikaze [kam-mee-kah-zee]

Noun

(in World War II) a Japanese pilot who performed a suicidal mission

Adjective

(of an action) undertaken in the knowledge that it will result in the death or injury of the person performing it: a kamikaze attack [Japanese kami divine + kaze wind]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kamikaze - a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II attack aircraft, fighter aircraft, fighter - a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
	2.	kamikaze - a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building airplane pilot, pilot - someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people

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kamikaze

modifier self-destructive, suicidal, foolhardy

Translations

kamikaze [kæmɪˈkɑːzɪ] adj → kamikaze

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kamikaze [kæmɪˈkɑːzɪ] adj → kamikaze

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kamikaze [ˈkæmɪˈkɑːzɪ] adj [mission etc] → Kamikaze-, Selbstmord-

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kamikaze [kæmɪˈkɑːzɪ] adj → da kamikaze