banzai attack
noun
: a mass attack by Japanese soldiers in World War II
also
: an all-out usually desperate attack
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During World War II, Japanese banzai attacks were supported by a cultural expectation that saw death as a soldier’s duty and surrender as an unforgivably shameful act.
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Nayef Al-Rodhan, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2015
The banzai attacks are extremely costly for the Russians, and help to explain why the Russians are losing around 800 troops a day, according to the Ukrainian defense ministry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The fighting was fierce and ended with a massed banzai attack — the first such all-out charge that Americans would face in the bloody island-hopping campaign.
—Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 11 Nov. 2020
As the tide rose and the Marines finally began to push in, the remaining Japanese troops launched an all-out banzai attack.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 28 June 2019
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Nayef Al-Rodhan, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2015
The banzai attacks are extremely costly for the Russians, and help to explain why the Russians are losing around 800 troops a day, according to the Ukrainian defense ministry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The fighting was fierce and ended with a massed banzai attack — the first such all-out charge that Americans would face in the bloody island-hopping campaign.
—Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 11 Nov. 2020
As the tide rose and the Marines finally began to push in, the remaining Japanese troops launched an all-out banzai attack.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 28 June 2019
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“Banzai attack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banzai%20attack. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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