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Blitz   Listen
noun
blitz  n.  
1.
(football) A quick move by defensive players toward the passer on the offensive team, as soon as the ball is snapped; it is used when the defensive teams assumes that a pass will be attempted, and risks allowing substantial gains by the offensive team if other plays are in fact planned.
Synonyms: safety linebacker blitzing.
2.
A rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment. Same as blitzkrieg
3.
Any vigorous and intensive attack, bombardment, or assault, literally or figuratively; as, they used a blitz of television commercials to launch their new product; the German blitz on London.
4.
Same as blitz chess.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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Words linked to "Blitz" :   safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, war machine, blitzkrieg, military machine, assail, American football, manoeuvre, American football game, onrush, military, play, onslaught, maneuver, armed forces, armed services



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