sitzkrieg

[ sits-kreeg, zits- ]

noun
  1. slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate.

Origin of sitzkrieg

1
1935–40; <German, equivalent to sitz(en) to sit1 + Krieg war; modeled on blitzkrieg

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British Dictionary definitions for sitzkrieg

sitzkrieg

/ (ˈsɪtsˌkriːɡ, ˈzɪts-) /


noun
  1. a period during a war in which both sides change positions very slowly or not at all

Origin of sitzkrieg

1
C20: from German, from sitzen to sit + Krieg war

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