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 Definitions of blitz  [ɪts]  

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Definition of 'blitz' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) blitz
a sudden, swift, and overwhelming military attack, usu. using tanks and aerial bombardment.

2.  blitz
the Blitz, the intensive aerial bombing of British cities by the Germans in 1940–41.

3.  blitz
any swift, vigorous attack, barrage, or defeat.

4.  blitz
Football. a direct charge upon the passer as soon as the ball is snapped.

5.  blitz
a shutout in gin rummy.

6. (v.t.) blitz
to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with a blitz.

7.  blitz
Football. to charge (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.

Etymology:  (1935–40; < G, =Blitz lightning +Krieg war)

Definition of 'blitz' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, blitz
(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

2. (verb) blitz, blitzkrieg
a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

3. (verb) blitz
attack suddenly and without warning
"Hitler blitzed Poland"


Translation of 'blitz' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a sudden, vigorous attack, originally in war.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: blitsaanval Arabic flag Arabic: حَرْبٌ خاطِفَةٌ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: внезапно силно нападение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bombardeamento Czech flag Czech: bleskový útok German flag German: der Blitzkrieg
Danish flag Danish: lynkrig Greek flag Greek: αιφνιδιαστική επίθεση Spanish flag Spanish: bombardeo
Estonian flag Estonian: välkrünnak Farsi flag Farsi: حملۀ شدید و ناگهان Finnish flag Finnish: äkkihyökkäys
French flag French: attaqueéclair Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִתְקֶפֶת בָּזַק Hindi flag Hindi: बमबारी
Croatian flag Croatian: bombardniranje Hungarian flag Hungarian: villámháború Indonesian flag Indonesian: serangan kilat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: leifturstríð Italian flag Italian: attacco Japanese flag Japanese: 電撃的攻撃
Korean flag Korean: 전격적인 맹공격 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: staigus puolimas Latvian flag Latvian: zibenskarš
Malay flag Malay: serangan udara yang berta Dutch flag Dutch: bliksemaanval Norwegian flag Norwegian: lynkrig
Polish flag Polish: blitzkrieg Persian flag Persian: حملۀ شدید و ناگهان Pashto flag Pashto: شدیده او ناڅاپه یرغل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bombardeamento Romanian flag Romanian: război-fulger Russian flag Russian: стремительный налёт, бомб
Slovak flag Slovak: prudký útok Slovenian flag Slovenian: bliskovit napad Serbian flag Serbian: brzi napad
Swedish flag Swedish: blixtanfall, blixtkrig Thai flag Thai: การโจมตีอย่างรวดเร็วและรุ Turkish flag Turkish: hava saldırısı, hava hücu
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 閃電攻擊 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: бліцкриг Urdu flag Urdu: اچانک سخت حملہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cuộc đột kích Chinese flag Chinese: 闪电战

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