KAMIKAZE


Meaning of KAMIKAZE in English

[adjective] [before noun] - of a sudden violent attack on an enemy, esp. one in which the person or people attacking know that they will be killeda kamikaze attackDriving the explosive-laden car into the barracks was a kamikaze mission for the terrorists.(figurative) Discussions were getting nowhere, so the protesters decided on kamikaze tactics/a kamikaze approach.In World War II, a kamikaze pilot was one of a group of Japanese pilots who intentionally flew aircraft into enemy ships destroying both the aircraft and ship.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.