blitz attack
Rapid overwhelming offensive
A blitz attack is a sudden, overwhelming offensive meant to achieve quick victory through speed and concentrated force.
The term derives from blitzkrieg, Germany's rapid-strike warfare in World War II.
Beyond military contexts, blitz attack describes any fast, aggressive action: The team launched a blitz attack in the final quarter.
In chess, it suggests rapid, aggressive play.
- assaultViolent offensive act
- raidSudden armed incursion
- air raidAerial military attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- carpet bombingWidespread aerial bombardment
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- assaultphysical assault, aggravated assault, simple assault, domestic assault, armed assault
- chess time tacticsflagging
- violenceviolence, brutality, physical violence, aggression, bloodshed
blitz attacksiege warfare
Surrounding fortifications to force capitulation
attrition warfare · trench warfare · blockade · encirclement · containment strategy
blitz attackdefensive stand
Effort to resist attack
retreat · withdrawal · fortification · entrenchment · strategic retreat
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