blitzkrieg

blitz·krieg

noun \-ˌkrēg\

Definition of BLITZKRIEG

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

— blitzkrieg transitive verb

Examples of BLITZKRIEG

1. <the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media>
2. <the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission>

Origin of BLITZKRIEG

German, from Blitz lightning + Krieg war

First Known Use: 1939

Related to BLITZKRIEG

Synonyms: blitz, barrage, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley

Related Words: broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms: dribble, drip, trickle

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with BLITZKRIEG

big-league, bush-league, colleague, fatigue, garigue, intrigue, squeteague