blitzkrieg (noun)
1blitzkrieg — noun Etymology: German, from Blitz lightning + Krieg war Date: 1939 1. war conducted with great speed and force; specifically a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination 2. blitz 2a •… …
2blitzkrieg — noun A fast, sudden military offensive, usually combining ground forces with air support …
3blitzkrieg — I blitz, blitzkrieg (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See attack. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blitz, raid, assault, lightning attack; see attack 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A swift advance or attack: charge, rush. See APPROACH …
4blitzkrieg — blitz|krieg [ blıts,krig ] noun singular a sudden military attack, especially from the air, that is intended to achieve a quick victory: BLITZ …
5blitzkrieg — [ blɪtskri:g] noun an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. Origin Second World War: from Ger., lit. lightning war …
6blitzkrieg — UK [ˈblɪtsˌkriːɡ] / US [ˈblɪtsˌkrɪɡ] noun [singular] a sudden military attack, especially from the air, that is intended to achieve a quick victory …
7armed forces — noun the military forces of a nation (Freq. 6) their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …
8armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …
9blitz — noun Date: circa 1939 1. a. blitzkrieg 1 b. (1) an intensive aerial military campaign (2) air raid 2. a. an intensive campaign or attack ; a sudden …
10sitzkrieg — noun /ˈsɪtskriːɡ,ˈzɪtskriːɡ/ warfare without progress, a stalemate See Also: blitzkrieg …
