I. ˌkäməˈkäzē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Japanese, literally, divine wind, from kami god + kaze wind
1. often capitalized : a member of a Japanese air attack corps 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
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: sometimes capitalized
1. : of, relating to, or resembling that of a kamikaze
extending the kamikaze way of fighting to whole nations — Norbert Wiener
2. : suicidal
the city's kamikaze taxi drivers