sitzkrieg
sitzkrieg · sitzkriegs
Warfare without any military operations or campaignsWarfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
/ˈsɪtskɹiːɡ/
Meaning
1 sensesWarfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
Origin
Borrowed from German Sitzkrieg (“sitting war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”).Borrowed from German Sitzkrieg (“sitting war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”).
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Forms
plural: sitzkriegs| Singular | sitzkrieg |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedblitzkrieg