blitzkrieg
pronunciation
How to pronounce blitzkrieg in British English:
UK [ˈblɪtskri:g]
How to pronounce blitzkrieg in American English:
US [ˈblɪtsˌkriɡ]
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- Verb:
- fight a quick and surprising war
Word Origin
- blitzkrieg (n.)
- "rapid attack," 1939, from German Blitzkrieg, from Blitz "lightning" (from Middle High German blicze, back-formation from bliczen "to flash," from Old High German blecchazzen "to flash, lighten" (8c.), from Proto-Germanic *blikkatjan, from PIE root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn;" see bleach (v.)) + Krieg "war" (see kriegspiel).
Example
- 1. Decisive campaigns : the blitzkrieg from warsaw to paris .
- 2. Yeah , I recognize that guy in the picture . From blitzkrieg ?
- 3. Principle and practice of smashing tissue extraction and herbal blitzkrieg extractor .
- 4. World war ii began with a metallic roar as the german blitzkrieg raced across europe , spearheaded by the most dreadful weapon of the twentieth centrury : the panzer .
- 5. At the end of 1944 , the germans tried blitzkrieg one last time , almost at the same place as they did in 1940 , but this was just a shadow of their past blitzkrieg .