Blitz

Definitions

1. The series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II.
   historical
2. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
   countable
3. A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
   countable
4. A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
   countable
5. Ellipsis of blitz chess.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
6. The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
   countable, uncountable
7. An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
   countable, uncountable

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5 more languages

العربيةالغارة

Suomisalamahyökkäys

Italianoblitz

Portuguêsblitz

Русскийвнезапное нападение

Examples

“We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.”

“Ultimately, though, Liverpool had inflicted a grievous result⟳ in the first leg when they scored three times in a 19-minute blitz and, importantly, did not concede an away goal.”

“He [Yoshihide Suga] seems to be counting on a media blitz with feel-good effects around the Games to improve⟳ his sagging popularity.”

“Liberal activists promised a well-funded summertime blitz, replete with home-state rallies and million-dollar ad campaigns, to try⟳ to ramp up pressure on a handful of Senate Democrats opposed to changing the rules.”

“As well as its revamped search⟳ bar, Google unveiled a blitz of other innovations that point⟳ to the longer-term evolution of the product.”

“What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed⟳ (or "blitz") chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the top half-percent of more than 1.3 million of blitz players at an online chess competition site.”

“In order⟳ to avoid⟳ misunderstanding, I must note⟳ that I object to the attempts to displace normal chess with fast play⟳, not rapid or blitz in general. I love⟳ them both, and, if I were to choose⟳ which to play⟳, classic or rapid, I would choose⟳ rapid.”

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