Kamikaze aircraft were pilot-guided explosive cruise missiles, either purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft. Pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in what …

In World War II Japanese pilots who were willing to give up their lives to help save their country by destroying American ships were the members of a special corps named kamikaze after the …

14 nov. 2025 · kamikaze, any of the Japanese pilots who in World War II made deliberate suicidal crashes into enemy targets, usually ships. The term also denotes the aircraft used in such …

KAMIKAZE definition: (during World War II) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy …

Taking risks (Definition of kamikaze from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

You can use kamikaze to describe an action or attitude which involves doing something which is very dangerous and likely to harm the person who does it. These are kamikaze jobs, the ones …

1. (during World War II) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with suicidal missions against U.S. warships. 2. an airplane filled with explosives and flown by a …

15 dec. 2025 · Explore the comprehensive meaning, definition, and etymology of "kamikaze." Our guide covers its historical roots as a "divine wind," its WWII context, and its modern-day usage …

kamikaze, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Kamikaze refers to the Japanese suicide pilots who conducted aerial attacks during World War II, particularly in the latter stages of the conflict.