tora tora

English

Etymology

Named after the 1970 blockbuster movie Tora! Tora! Tora!, because of its popularity portraying the use of propeller driven fighter planes (mostly WW2 era models), The origin of the word "tora" is from the Japanese 虎 literally means "tiger", but actually, it was an abbreviation of two-syllable codeword 突撃雷撃 (totsugeki raigeki, “lightning attack”) used to indicate that the attack had commenced.

Alternative forms

• tora-tora

Noun

tora tora

1. (Philippines, colloquial) A North American T-28 Trojan.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• tora-tora

Noun

tora tora

1. a North American T-28 Trojan
2. a tricycle with a cargo sidecar