BANZAI ATTACK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of 'banzai'

Synonyms:

banzai attack; banzai charge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("banzai attack" is a kind of...):

attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))

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