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*out of production truck modells by [[Opel]] and [[Bedford Trucks/Buses]] |
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*[[Blitzmail|BlitzMail]] is the name of the internal [[e-mail]] network at [[Dartmouth College]] |
*[[Blitzmail|BlitzMail]] is the name of the internal [[e-mail]] network at [[Dartmouth College]] |
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*[[Blitz! (musical)]], a musical by [[Lionel Bart]] based on [[The Blitz]] |
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In English, ''[[blitz]]'' is also used as a verb, meaning to attack something rapidly, usually in a [[bathos|bathetic]] sense, as with '[[nuke]]' or 'exterminate', i.e. one might 'blitz' housework, lunch, or ants. For political reasons, military commanders avoid the terms 'blitz' and 'blitzkrieg' when referring to actual military operations. |
In English, ''[[blitz]]'' is also used as a verb, meaning to attack something rapidly, usually in a [[bathos|bathetic]] sense, as with '[[nuke]]' or 'exterminate', i.e. one might 'blitz' housework, lunch, or ants. For political reasons, military commanders avoid the terms 'blitz' and 'blitzkrieg' when referring to actual military operations. |
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Revision as of 07:53, 1 September 2005
Blitz, the German word for lightning, and often used figuratively as in blitzschnell (as fast as lightning), may mean any of a number of things in English:
- Blitz (NFL Mascot), the mascot of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks
- Blitzkrieg, the "lightning war" strategy of WWII Germany
- The Blitz, the German aerial attacks on Britain in WWII
- Baedeker Blitz, the reprisal bombing of strategically unimportant but picturesque British cities
- Blitz (American football), a defensive maneuver in American football
- Blitz chess, a fast chess game allowing only 5 minutes for each player
- Blitz BASIC, a fast dialect of the BASIC programming language
- Blitz (game), a card game
- Blitz (Computer Game), a bombing game for the Commodore PET
- Blitz may also refer to the alter-ego of the character George in the web comic Bob and George
- out of production truck modells by Opel and Bedford Trucks/Buses
- BlitzMail is the name of the internal e-mail network at Dartmouth College
- Blitz! (musical), a musical by Lionel Bart based on The Blitz
In English, blitz is also used as a verb, meaning to attack something rapidly, usually in a bathetic sense, as with 'nuke' or 'exterminate', i.e. one might 'blitz' housework, lunch, or ants. For political reasons, military commanders avoid the terms 'blitz' and 'blitzkrieg' when referring to actual military operations.
Blitz in German
The term Blitz (literal translation: lightning) is used in the German language for "extraordinary": like "blitzschnell" for extraordinarily fast, "blitzsauber" for extraordinarily clean, "blitzgescheit" for extraordinarily smart. Today these words have started sounding a bit outdated. Another common use is "wie ein Blitz einschlagen" striking like a lightning/bolt, a phrase for something material or non-material reaching the people unexpectedly, quickly and surprisingly like a new product with extraordinary success or totally unexpected news. Blitz also refers to the old god Thor. Germanic mythology gained some importance during the Third Reich.
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