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1. (military) a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
   - blitzkrieg
    
2. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
   - safety blitz, linebacker blitzing

1. Attack suddenly and without warning
   "Hitler blitzed Poland"

1. The series of air raids launched on various cities in Britain (including London) by the German airforce 1940-1941
   - The Blitz

Derived forms: blitzes, blitzing, blitzed

Type of: assail, attack, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], onrush, onset, onslaught, play

Encyclopedia: Blitz