blitzkrieg

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10

Definition of blitzkrieg

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
    “I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank”
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noun

  1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
    “I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank”
  2. (figuratively)Sudden activity; a flurry.
    “President-elect Donald Trump has promised a blitzkrieg of executive actions and legislation after he takes office Jan. 20.”
    “Many Democrats have felt hopeless during a blitzkrieg of a presidency that is testing the limits of constitutional authority, including over the deportations of migrants, halting of congressionally approved spending, and punishment of universities accused of not protecting the rights of Jews during intense spells of pro-Palestinian activism.”

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).

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