blitz

noun

ˈblits 

plural blitzes

1

a

: blitzkrieg sense 1

b(1)

: an intensive aerial military campaign

(2)

: air raid

2

a

: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack

an advertising blitz

b

: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football

3

: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait

At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.

—Gene Bourque

blitz verb

Synonyms of blitz

• barrage
• flurry
• bombardment

Examples of blitz in a Sentence

The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.

a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster

Recent Examples on the Web

Quarterback Malik Willis, who struggled against the blitz at times earlier this season, completed 6 of 9 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against the blitz on Sunday. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

But for those detained since then, the rate has approached 15% — or more than 360 of the nearly 2,500 people booked into Chicago-area facilities between the end of the blitz’s main surge and early August, the most recent date captured in the data. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

The holiday blitz seems to be creeping up earlier every year—and there’s plenty of cheer to go around at venues across the city in the next couple of months. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Some teams allow the blitzes to happen, and the Vikings arrive at the quarterback like a tidal wave. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing blitz

• have a blitz on
• media blitz

Rhymes for blitz

• bits
• brits
• fits
• flits
• frits
• fritz
• grits
• hits
• its
• kits
• knits
• lits

Kids Definition

blitz

noun

ˈblits 

1

a

: an all-out series of air raids

b

: air raid

2

: a fast thorough campaign

an advertising blitz for a new product

blitz verb