Synonyms for blitz
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : blits |
| Phonetic Transcription : blɪts |
Définition of blitz
Origin :- "sudden overwhelming attack," 1940, shortening of blitzkrieg (1939). The use in U.S. football is from 1959. As a verb, 1940, from the noun. Related: Blitzed; blitzing.
- noun heavy attack
- Remember how we used to mix it with them Jerry bandits tryin' to blitz London?
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- No transport could get nearer than where the Blitz is lying, four miles out.'
- Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
- Blitz—for Blitz it was—whined his receipt for the red token, backed from the aperture, and padded away like the wind.
- Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter
- His news was that the Blitz's steam-cutter had come in on the morning tide, and he had met von Brning when marketing at the inn.
- Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
- The hull of the Blitz loomed up, and a minute later our kedge was splashing overboard and the launch was backing alongside.
- Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
- Then I understood—only men-of-war sound bugles—the Blitz was here then; and very natural, too, I thought, and strode on.
- Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
- He could not have testified from side view that it was Roque, so he took a chance on "Blitz."
- Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter
- I shall be going back to the Blitz on the evening tide, but you'll be busy then with your own boat.'
- Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
Antonyms for blitz
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