BLITZ


Meaning of BLITZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ blɪts ]

( blitzes, blitzing, blitzed)

1.

If a city or building is blitzed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.

In the autumn of 1940 London was blitzed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night...

They blitzed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns.

VERB : be V-ed , V n

2.

The heavy bombing of British cities by German aircraft in 1940 and 1941 is referred to as the Blitz .

N-PROPER : the N

3.

If you have a blitz on something, you make a big effort to deal with it or to improve it. ( INFORMAL )

Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.

N-COUNT : with supp , oft N on n

4.

An advertising or publicity blitz is a major effort to make the public aware of something.

On December 8 the media blitz began in earnest.

N-COUNT : with supp

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