BLITZ

[verb], [noun] - (to make) a fast, violent attack on a town, city, etc. usually with bombs dropped from aircraftCoventry was blitzed mercilessly during the Second World War. [T]They carried out a blitz on the industrial parts of the town. [C](figurative) The launch of the new car was accompanied by a media blitz (= a lot of activities to attract the attention of the public) involving newspapers, magazines, television and radio. [C](informal) To have a blitz on something is to make a great effort to do something that needs to be done.We had a blitz on the house at the weekend and cleaned it completely.The President is to launch a blitz on teenage crime accompanied by drastic reform of the police and prison services.(specialized) In the game of chess, a blitz sometimes happens at the end of a timed game, when both players have to make a lot of moves in a very short period before the time allowed is past.The Blitz refers to the big attacks on British towns made by German aircraft in 1940-1.She was killed in/during the Blitz.