kamikaze

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ka·mi·ka·ze

noun \ˌkä-mi-ˈkä-zē\

Definition of KAMIKAZE

1
: a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (as a ship)
2
: an airplane containing explosives to be flown in a suicide crash on a target

Origin of KAMIKAZE

Japanese, literally, divine wind
First Known Use: 1945

Rhymes with KAMIKAZE

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