A Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target. During World War II, kamikaze pilots were used in desperate attempts to damage Allied ships.
A person or thing that behaves in a wildly reckless or destructive manner. The driver was a kamikaze on the road, weaving in and out of traffic at high speeds.
A Japanese pilot trained to carry out a deliberate suicidal crash attack during World War II. The kamikaze steered his plane directly into the battleship.