blitz

noun

ˈblits 

plural blitzes

1

a

: blitzkrieg sense 1

b(1)

: an intensive aerial military campaign

(2)

: air raid

2

a

: a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack

an advertising blitz

b

: a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football

3

: an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait

At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.

—Gene Bourque

blitz verb

Synonyms of blitz

• barrage
• flurry
• bombardment

Examples of blitz in a Sentence

The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.

a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster

Recent Examples on the Web

On the flip side, Ollie Gordon II, who began Sunday’s game against Brian Flores’ blitz-happy Vikings defense in a third-down back role, was all smiles, grinning from ear to ear after the game. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

The hope is with more time his precision in the red zone and against the blitz will improve. — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Deablo, who appeared to suffer his injury on a blitz against Packers quarterback Jordan Love in Week 3 but played the remainder of the game, was limited in practice throughout the week. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

With the Grammy promotional and press blitz behind her, Monét went to see a neurologist, rheumatologist and speech pathologist. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing blitz

• have a blitz on
• media blitz

Rhymes for blitz

• bits
• brits
• fits
• flits
• frits
• fritz
• grits
• hits
• its
• kits
• knits
• lits

Kids Definition

blitz

noun

ˈblits 

1

a

: an all-out series of air raids

b

: air raid

2

: a fast thorough campaign

an advertising blitz for a new product

blitz verb