What does "blitzkrieg" mean?

A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.

Blitzkrieg

Common synonyms include: aggravated assault, aggression, air raid, amphibious attack, armed assault, assailing.

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
"I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank"
2
a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment wordnet
3
Sudden activity; a flurry. figuratively
"President-elect Donald Trump has promised a blitzkrieg of executive actions and legislation after he takes office Jan. 20."

Verb

"I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank"

Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).