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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

verb

• wait in hiding to attack

• hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

33%8 Extreme military tactic
noun

• a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

• a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

33%8Military aviation tactic
verb

• (of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.

• (of a bird) To attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory.

• (of a motorist) To overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.

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