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Synonyms
blitz·krieg (blĭtśkrēǵ)

[German, Blitz, lightning (from Middle High German blitze) (from bliczen, to flash) (from Old High German blekkazzen; see bhel-1), + Krieg, war (from Middle High German kriec) (from Old High German krēg, stubbornness; see gwerə-1).]

noun 

A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces.