[ka.mi.ka.ze] n [Jp, lit., divine wind] (1945) 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
[2]kamikaze adj (1945) 1: of, relating to, being, or resembling a kamikaze
2: having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare