World War Ii Vocabulary

noun a sudden attack on a place by military aircraft, especially one in which bombs are dropped

• The air raid sirens blared as the enemy planes approached.
• We had to take cover during the air raid last night.
• The whole neighborhood freaked out during the air raid drill.
• The sudden influx of emails felt like an air raid on my inbox.

noun The Holocaust was a genocide in which six million Jews were systematically killed by the Nazi regime during World War II.

• The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime.
• Have you learned about the Holocaust in history class yet?
• That movie was a total Holocaust - it was so bad.
• The devastation caused by the earthquake was like a Holocaust for the small town.

noun a military unit trained and equipped to engage in assaults, especially in close combat

• The storm troops were deployed to maintain order during the protest.
• The storm troops were called in to deal with the unruly crowd.
• The storm troops were sent in to crack down on the troublemakers.
• The storm troops of the company were the top salespeople who always exceeded their targets.

noun a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target

adjective relating to or characteristic of a kamikaze; reckless or potentially self-destructive

• The kamikaze pilots were known for their sacrificial missions during World War II.
• I can't believe he drove like a kamikaze on the highway!
• She's so kamikaze when it comes to trying new things.
• Launching a new product without a proper plan is like a kamikaze mission in business.

noun A bomber is a type of aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs on a target.

article The article 'a' is an indefinite article used before a noun when the noun is not specific or known.

• The military deployed a bomber to carry out strategic airstrikes.
• Did you see that a-bomber flying over the city earlier?
• The a-bomber dropped some serious payload on the enemy.
• Her words were like a-bombers, destroying any chance of reconciliation.