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sitzkrieg
[ sits-kreeg, zits- ]
noun
- slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate.
sitzkrieg
/ ˈzɪts-; ˈsɪtsˌkriːɡ /
noun
- a period during a war in which both sides change positions very slowly or not at all
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sitzkrieg1
1935–40; < German, equivalent to sitz ( en ) to sit 1 + Krieg war; modeled on blitzkrieg
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sitzkrieg1
C20: from German, from sitzen to sit + Krieg war
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