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

Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely. —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025

His offensive coordinator and center ran through the opponents’ tendencies, going over blitz packages and defensive fronts. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025

Al-Sharaa has been on a recent diplomatic blitz, with stops in Moscow and Saudi Arabia. —Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Though marketing efforts never really faded — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande performed at the Academy Awards in March — the studio waited until summer to officially ignite the second movie’s promotional blitz. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

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