blitzkrieg
noun
Meaning
- A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
- Sudden activity; a flurry.
Etymology / origin
Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
Related words
Descendant words
- blitskrig(Cebuano) (bor)
- take by storm(English) (cog)
- blitz(Italian) (der)
- blitz(Portuguese) (der)
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