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blitz

Syllabification: (blitz)
Pronunciation: /blits/
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Definition of blitz

noun

  • 1an intensive or sudden military attack.
  • (the Blitz) the German air raids on Britain in 1940–41.
  • 2 informal a sudden, energetic, and concerted effort, typically on a specific task:a major press blitz
  • Football a charge of the passer by the defensive linebackers just after the ball is snapped.
  • 3a form of chess in which moves must be made at very short intervals.

verb

[with object]
  • 1attack or damage (a place or building) in a blitz:news came that Rotterdam had been blitzed figurativeorganizations blitzed Capitol Hill with mailgrams and postcards
  • 2 Football attack (the passer) in a blitz.

Phrases

Blitz spirit

(also the spirit of the Blitz)
British stoicism and determination in a difficult or dangerous situation, especially as displayed by a group of people:he urged the British public to show their Blitz spirit in the face of the recession

Derivatives

blitzer

noun

Origin:

World War II: abbreviation of blitzkrieg

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