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Blitzkrieg

BLIH-tskreeg

/ˈblɪˌtskriːɡ/

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blitzkrieg

Dictionary meaning

A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment.

Examples

  • It should be relatively easy to blitzkrieg this upcoming war, seeing as we have nuclear weapons and they have swords made of wood.

Synonyms: blitz

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