KAMIKAZE

Kamikaze

The, official name:, abbreviated as and used as a verb as were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than was possible with conventional attacks. Numbers quoted vary, but at least 47 Allied vessels, from PT boats to escort carriers, were sunk by kamikaze attacks, and about 300 damaged. During World War II, nearly 4,000 kamikaze pilots were sacrificed. About 14% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship.

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kamikaze

Noun

  1. An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
  2. One who makes an attack requiring his suicide, especially when done with an aircraft.


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