BLITZ


Meaning of BLITZ in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

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

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

They ~ed 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 ~ 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 ~ on incorrect grammar.

N-COUNT: with supp, oft N on n

4.

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

On December 8 the media ~ began in earnest.

N-COUNT: with supp

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