kamikaze

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

Definition categories: man–made, fighter

2. a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

Definition categories: person, pilot

verb

1. (transitive) To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.

2. (intransitive) To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.

3. (intransitive, slang) To fail disastrously.