The meaning of Blitzing

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.

Usage examples:

They were thrown backwards by the blast

verb

Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.

Usage examples:

The school was blasted by an explosion

exclamation

Expressing annoyance.

Usage examples:

‘blast! the car won't start!’

noun

A container filled with explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing, proximity, or remote-control device.

Usage examples:

A bomb attack

verb

Attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs.

Usage examples:

They bombed the city at dawn

verb

Attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles.

Usage examples:

The city was bombarded by federal forces

noun

A cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot.

Usage examples:

Yet for all the muskets, bombards, and cannon, kelly appears more interested in the impact of gunpo…

verb

To attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs

Usage examples:

Fig. i was bombarded with phone calls and faxes.

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Usage examples:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Usage examples:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

Destroy or ruin.

Usage examples:

The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Usage examples:

Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

Usage examples:

His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft.

Usage examples:

Military aircraft strafed the village

noun

An attack from low-flying aircraft.

Usage examples:

Next morning they were to carry out a strafe of airfields in southern greece

verb

To attack an enemy by shooting from aircraft that are flying low in the sky

noun

A cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target.

Usage examples:

All aircraft dropped their bombs or torpedoes over the target, but on the return leg beaufort a9-21…

verb

Attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes.

Usage examples:

The liner was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine

noun

A bomb designed to travel under water which explodes when it hits something

Usage examples:

No one on the ship saw the torpedo coming, not even the men on watch., the ship was torpedoed by a …

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

Usage examples:

The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation