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

As Prilosec’s patent was about to expire, the company launched Nexium with a $500 million marketing blitz. —Wayne T Brough, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

Brown has been Torre-like, and then some, in a blitz of postseason blowouts unlike any the NBA has seen, all of it the work of Rose’s players. —Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 May 2026

His response was a blitz of regional expansion – in the Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu languages – that rewired the logic of Indian television. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 May 2026

Kansas Republicans’ failure to join in on the nationwide redistricting blitz by eliminating Democrats’ lone House district didn’t cost Masterson. —Matthew Kelly may 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 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