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blitzkrieg
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blitz·krieg  (bltskrg)
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 krg, stubbornness; see gwer-1 in Indo-European roots).]
blitzkrieg [ˈblɪtsˌkriːg]
n
(Military) a swift intensive military attack, esp using tanks supported by aircraft, designed to defeat the opposition quickly
[from German: lightning war]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blitzkrieg - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
blitz
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - 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"
Verb1.blitzkrieg - fight a quick and surprising war
war - make or wage war
Translations
blitzkrieg [ˈblɪtskriːg] N
1. (Mil) → guerra f relámpago
2. (fig) (= attack) → arremetida f
blitzkrieg [ˈblɪtsˌkriːg] n → guerra f lampo inv
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