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BLITZKRIEG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
Synonyms:
blitz; blitzkrieg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("blitzkrieg" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fight a quick and surprising war
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "blitzkrieg" is one way to...):
war (make or wage war)
Sentence frame:
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