kamikaze

• Nom désignant un aviateur japonais ou un avion utilisé pour des missions suicides durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ou plus largement toute personne ou action relevant d'un sacrifice délibéré de sa propre vie dans un but destructeur.

A noun referring to a Japanese fighter plane used for suicide missions during World War II, or a pilot trained and willing to carry out such a suicidal crash.

1. Suicide attack aircraftB2formal

   A military aircraft used by Japanese pilots during World War II for deliberate suicide crashes into enemy targets.

   avion suicide japonais

   • The kamikaze planes were a desperate tactic in the final years of the war.
   • Many kamikaze attacks targeted Allied naval vessels.
   • The wreckage of a kamikaze was found on the ocean floor.

2. Suicide pilotB2formal

   A pilot who was trained and willing to carry out a deliberate suicidal crash into an enemy target.

   Pilote kamikaze

   • The kamikaze pilots believed they were sacrificing for their country.
   • He was one of the last kamikaze pilots to be deployed.
   • The story of the kamikaze pilots is a tragic part of history.