blitz

noun

ˈblits How to pronounce blitz (audio)
plural blitzes
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1
a
: blitzkrieg sense 1
b(1)
: an intensive aerial military campaign
(2)
: air raid
2
a
: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack
an advertising blitz
b
: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football
3
: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait
At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.—Gene Bourque
blitz verb

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The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product. a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
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On the score, rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane had ideal coverage and the Chiefs brought eight on a blitz. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 Morgan threw two incompletions before he was wrapped up on a Rogan blitz. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 In other developments, Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz on civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said, as Zelenskyy sought more American and European help. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Around the same time Bloomberg began his spending blitz, Elon Musk was becoming the biggest solo political donor in modern American history. — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blitz

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First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of blitz was circa 1939

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blitz

noun
ˈblits How to pronounce blitz (audio)
1
a
: an all-out series of air raids
b
: air raid
2
: a fast thorough campaign
an advertising blitz for a new product
blitz verb
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