kamikaze

Meanings

Plural: kamikazes

Noun

• a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
• a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
• An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
• One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft.
• A vehicle used for a suicide attack, especially an aircraft.
• One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event.
• A cocktail made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice.
• A deliberate wipeout.

Verb

• To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
• To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
• To fail disastrously.

Adj

• Suicidal, risking one's own life.
• Having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare.

Related Words

hara-kiri, hero, juramentado, martyr, seppuku, shaheed, suicide, suicide bomber

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