kamikaze
/ˌkɑ.mɪˈkɑ.zi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Coupled with this were issues involving actually getting enough torpedoes out there to the fleet in the first place! Whilst they were a munition, a torpedo is far more complex and took far longer to build than a shell for a naval gun, even a battleship shell. Torpedoes, remember, are effectively small self-guiding kamikaze submarines, and, so, unless you have a large factory and an extensive production line going, you're only gonna see handfuls produced each year."
- "The Ukrainians themselves have been using kamikaze drones to strike against Russian targets – and asked their allies to supply them with more of these deadly weapons."
- "Only top-shelf liquor is served, though Sasha refuses to serve drinks he deems fratlike. These include woo woos, kamikazes and shots of any kind."
- "Sheathed in helmets, gloves, and jackets, they look more like manic video game figures than humans. They weave through traffic and around double-decker buses at kamikaze velocity."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɑ.mɪˈkɑ.zi/
- British English: /ˌkɑː.mɪˈkɑː.ziː/