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blitzkriegs

blitzkriegs is the plural of blitzkrieg.

Meaning of blitzkrieg

Noun

blitzkrieg (plural blitzkriegs)

  1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
    • I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank1968, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, “Sympathy for the Devil”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by Rolling Stones
    Synonyms:
    lightning war
  2. (figuratively) Sudden activity; a flurry.
    • President-elect Donald Trump has promised a blitzkrieg of executive actions and legislation after he takes office Jan. 20.2025 January 2, Simon Montlake, “Electing a speaker is first test for GOP with razor-thin control of House”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2025

Questions about blitzkriegs

What is blitzkriegs the plural of?
Blitzkriegs is the plural of blitzkrieg.

Words near blitzkriegs in the dictionary

  1. blitzes out
  2. blitzing
  3. blitzing out
  4. Blitzingen
  5. blitzkrieg
  6. blitzkriegs
  7. blitzscale
  8. blitzscaled
  9. blitzscales
  10. blitzscaling
  11. blitzweed

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