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Definition of Blitz
1. Verb. Attack suddenly and without warning. "Hitler blitzed Poland"
2. Noun. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line.
Category relationships: American Football, American Football Game
Generic synonyms: Maneuver, Manoeuvre, Play
3. Noun. A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment.
Generic synonyms: Attack, Onrush, Onset, Onslaught
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Definition of Blitz
1. Proper noun. The series of air raids launched on various cities in Britain (not just London) by the German airforce in 1940-1. They were also known as the Baedeker Raids. ¹
2. Noun. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to The Blitz. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) A sudden effort, as ''a publicity blitz''. ¹
4. Noun. (American football) action of a defensive football player who rushes the passer of the football. ¹
5. Noun. (chess) Blitz chess, a form of chess with a short time limit for moves. ¹
6. Noun. A swift and overwhelming attack. ¹
7. Verb. To attack. ¹
8. Verb. (American football) To rush the passer. ¹
9. Verb. (cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blitz
1. to subject to a sudden attack [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blitz
Literary usage of Blitz
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica by Frederic Madden, Bulkeley Bandinel, John Gough Nichols (1835)
"Thus the Society has been able, through its transcripts, to let Exeter churches
which lost their records through the Blitz, recover at least a copy of their ..."
2. Challenging Horizons: Qantas 1939-1954 by John Gunn (1987)
"... A British Diplomatic Blitz 1946 "We know of no suitable British [aircraft]
types to competitively bridge over the vital gap of the next four, ..."
3. Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, Including Trick Photography by Albert Allis Hopkins, Henry Ridgely Evans (1901)
"Antonio Blitz, a very clever performer, no sooner arrived in the United States
than imitators sprang up like mushrooms in a single night. ..."
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