Blitz

blitz English Etymology Specific use of en blitz. The Blitz was in truth not a blitzkrieg, which is a rapid ground offensive based on superior tank forces. However, the word was current at the time for the successful German campaigns in Poland and France, and was transferred to the attacks on Britain, perhaps by association of de Blitz lightning with the bombings. Pronunciation en /blɪts/ en ɪts 1 Proper noun the Blitz en historical The series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II. en Baedeker raids Derived terms en blitz baby Further reading The Blitz Anagrams en biltz Biltz en History of the United Kingdom World War II German Alternative forms de Bliz obsolete Etymology de gem-pro gmw-pro ine-pro 1 From de gmh blitze lightning, from de goh blëcchazzen; compare en bleak and en bleach. Synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from de blitzen to flash, see there for more.Blitz 2 cog See also osx bliksmo lightning, ang blæcern candlestick, nl bliksem, grc φλέγω to burn, blaze, sa भ्राज to radiate, sparkle, la fulgur lightning.Blitz Pronunciation de /blɪts/ de De-Blitz2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m de meteorology a bolt of lightning de Ein Blitz erhellte die Nacht. A bolt of lightning lit the night. de photography flash Declension m Derived terms de blitzartig de blitzen de Geblitze f Related terms de Gedankenblitz Kugelblitz Lichtblitz Blitzableiter Blitzaktion blitzeblank Blitzeinschlag Blitzeis Blitzkrieg Blitzkarriere Blitzlicht blitzsauber Blitzschlag Blitzschach References Further reading de Weather