blitzkrieg

blitz·krieg  (bltskrg)

n.

A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces.

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[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 g^wer-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"
Verb	1.	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