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| blitz (defs. 1, 2, 5). |
[Origin: 1935–40; < G, equiv. to Blitz lightning + Krieg war
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n. A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces. [German : Blitz, lightning (from Middle High German blitze, from bliczen, to flash, from Old High German blekkazzen; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots) + Krieg, war (from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krēg, stubbornness; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
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| blitzkrieg | |
noun | |
| 1. | a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment [syn: blitz] |
verb | |
| 1. | fight a quick and surprising war |
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