The police are having a blitz on drink driving, hooliganism and hoon driving this weekend.
Source: tatoeba (3082086)
Blitz
//blɪts//
Synonyms for "blitz" (166 found)
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land onlay atlay hands onlay intolight intolightning attacklightning warlow-altitude bombingmass attackmegadeathminemortarmugmuggingoffenseoffensiveonsetonslaughtopen fireopen up on
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overkilloverrunpanzer warfarepepperpitch intopop atpounce uponpoundprecision bombingpushraidrakerun againstrun atrushsafety blitzsail intosallysaturation bombingset onset uponshellshock tacticsshootshoot atshuttle bombingskip-bombingsnipesnipe atsortiespeed chessspringstormstrafestrafingstrategic bombingstrikesurpriseswoop down onswoop down upontactical bombingtake aim attake the offensivetorpedounprovoked assaultwade intozero in on
Noun(2 words)
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14 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- salamahyökkäys noun (swift and overwhelming attack)
German
1 entries- Blitzkrieg noun (swift and overwhelming attack)
Russian
1 entries- внезапное нападение noun (swift and overwhelming attack)
Spanish
2 entries- carga noun (American football play)
- relámpago noun (swift and overwhelming attack)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
She survived the Blitz and then moved to Texas, where she met my Persian father in 1958.
Source: tatoeba (8746033)
The US led a blitz campaign against Iraq.
Source: tatoeba (10767112)
Zimbabwe's new COVID-19 lockdown includes a curfew, a ban on intercity travel, and a vaccination blitz aimed at border towns and vendors.
Source: tatoeba (11448472)
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