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BANZAI CHARGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 charge" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))