Today’s “Word of the Day” is blitzkrieg and it is a noun meaning “German word literally means ‘lighting war’, ‘blitz’ means ‘lightning’ and ‘Krieg’ means ‘war’; rapid attack; a sudden, particularly violent and frightening military attack in order to achieve a quick victory”.
Example Sentence: What is unfolding in Ukraine is something not seen in Europe since the second world war. Putin’s Blitzkrieg attack on Kyiv failed and the Ukrainian armed forces are successfully repelling the Russian army on the battlefield. The Kremlin is now laying siege to (surrounding with armed forces to capture) large cities such as Mariupol and Kharkiv and is razing to the ground smaller cities such as Irpin, Hostomel and Bucha. His soldiers kill civilians trying to flee.
This word is present in The Guardian article All-out economic warfare is the best way to stop Putin and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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