blitzkrieg
/ˈblɪtskriːɡ/
noun
- A fast, violent military attack designed to surprise and quickly defeat the enemy, used especially by Germany in World War II.
- Historians study the tactics of blitzkrieg in World War II.
- The army's blitzkrieg strategy relied on speed and surprise.
- The blitzkrieg overwhelmed the country's defenses in just a few days.
- Any sudden, powerful effort or campaign to achieve something quickly.
- The company launched a marketing blitzkrieg to promote the new phone.
- The candidate's blitzkrieg of ads helped him win the election.
- The team went on a blitzkrieg of scoring in the first ten minutes.