Meaning

2 senses
  1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.

    Blitzkrieg

    блицкри́гblickríg, молниено́сная война́molnijenósnaja vojná

    бліцкри́гblickrýh, блискави́чна війна́blyskavýčna vijná

  2. (figuratively)Sudden activity; a flurry.

More definitions
  • a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

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Forms

plural: blitzkriegs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment:blitz

Word family

4 related words

See also

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