Blitzkrieg Definition
blĭtskrēg
noun
Sudden, swift, large-scale offensive warfare intended to win a quick victory.
Webster's New World
Any sudden, overwhelming attack.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Blitzkrieg
Noun
Singular:
blitzkrieg
Plural:
blitzkriegsOrigin of Blitzkrieg
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German Blitz lightning (from Middle High German blitze) (from bliczen to flash) (from Old High German blekkazzen bhel-1 in Indo-European roots) Krieg war (from Middle High German kriec) (from Old High German krēg stubbornness gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from German Blitzkrieg.
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