English Dictionary
Definition of “blitz”
blitz (blɪts
)
Definitions
noun
- a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment
- any sudden intensive attack or concerted effort ⇒
an advertising blitz
a drink-driving blitz
- American football a defensive charge on the quarterback
verb
- (tr) to attack suddenly and intensively
Word Origin
C20: shortened from German Blitzkrieg lightning war
Blitz (blɪts)
Usage examples
`It was even bombed in nineteen-forty-two during the Canterbury blitz.
Higgins, Jack, Confessional (1985)THE WHITE STRIPES ' new album'ELEPHANT' is set to blitz the UK chart this weekend, with first week sales of well over 100,000 predicted.
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)photo from Sun files Celine sings for Chrysler in a new advertising blitz.
Edmonton Sun (2003)Herbert Mason's famous picture shows the City of London cathedral towering above a blitz inferno.
Sun, News of the World (2000)No spring-cleaning is complete without a ` blitz " on the windows.
Lumsden, Robert, 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
