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

The partridge gets exposed on the blitz. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025

Strange, though, motioned inside to help block an all-out Denver blitz. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025

Chalamet has certainly chosen a unique marketing blitz for the film, complete with table tennis tournaments, Supreme collaborations, staged Zoom calls, and people who follow the star around masked with giant ping-pong balls for heads. —Denise Warner, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025

That said, protecting Maye has been an issue most of this season, and the Ravens boast one of the better blitz packages in the league. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 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