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blitz

UK/blɪts/ US/ˈblɪts/ uncommon informal
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

verb

1.

attack suddenly and without warning

  • “Hitler blitzed Poland”

Origin

Specific use of blitz. The Blitz was in truth not a blitzkrieg, which is a rapid ground offensive based on superior tank forces. However, the word was current at the time for the successful German campaigns in Poland and France, and was transferred to the attacks on Britain, perhaps by association of Blitz (“lightning”) with the bombings.

Phrases

  • blitz chess
  • blitz court
  • blitz hearing
  • blitz out
  • blitz torte
  • blitz truck
  • zero blitz

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