banzai charge
banzai charge · banzai charges
банзай-атака
A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War IIA human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
» Hiroshi was killed in a banzai charge.
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1 senses(historical)A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
банза́й-ата́каbanzáj-atáka
More definitions
- a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of ‘banzai’
Examples
1 sentencesHiroshi was killed in a banzai charge.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
WW2 Japanese suicide attack:
Origin
From banzai + charge. "Banzai" from Japanese 天皇陛下万歳 (Tennō Heika banzai, “long live His ImFrom banzai + charge. "Banzai" from Japanese 天皇陛下万歳 (Tennō Heika banzai, “long live His Imperial Majesty”), a common battle cry used by Japanese soldiers.
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Forms
plural: banzai charges| Singular | banzai charge |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsbanzai attack
Close in meaning
- a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of ‘banzai’:banzai attack