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BLITZKRIEG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blitzkrieg mean?
• BLITZKRIEG (noun)
The noun BLITZKRIEG has 1 sense:
1. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
Familiarity information: BLITZKRIEG used as a noun is very rare.
• BLITZKRIEG (verb)
The verb BLITZKRIEG has 1 sense:
1. fight a quick and surprising war
Familiarity information: BLITZKRIEG used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
blitz; blitzkrieg
Hypernyms ("blitzkrieg" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fight a quick and surprising war
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "blitzkrieg" is one way to...):
war (make or wage war)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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