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Noun: blitzkrieg  'blits,kreeg
  1. (military) a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
    "The blitzkrieg tactics caught the defending army off guard";
    - blitz
Verb: blitzkrieg  'blits,kreeg
  1. Fight a quick and surprising war
    "The army blitzkrieged through the enemy territory"

Derived forms: blitzkrieged, blitzkrieging, blitzkriegs

Type of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught, war

Encyclopedia: Blitzkrieg