BLITZ


Meaning of BLITZ in English

n. & v. colloq.

--n.

1. a an intensive or sudden (esp. aerial) attack. b an energetic intensive attack, usu. on a specific task (must have a blitz on this room).

2 (the Blitz) the German air raids on London in 1940.

--v.tr. attack, damage, or destroy by a blitz.

Etymology: abbr. of BLITZKRIEG

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.