noun
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
Abbreviation of 特別攻撃 (special attack). Historically refers to Japanese WWII suicide attacks, but can also be used in modern contexts for any self-sacrificial assault.
See also: 特別攻撃
特攻隊は、戦争末期に組織された。
The special attack units were organized in the final stages of the war.
彼は特攻を
He volunteered for a suicide mission.
Abbreviation of 特別攻撃 (tokubetsu kōgeki, 'special attack'). The term became widely known during WWII for Japanese suicide attack units.