a period during a war in which both sides change positions very slowly or not at all
Word origin
C20: from German, from sitzen to sit + Krieg war
sitzkrieg in American English
(ˈsɪtsˌkriɡ, ˈzɪts-)
noun
slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate
Word origin
[1935–40; ‹ G, equiv. to sitz(en) to sit1 + Krieg war; modeled on blitzkrieg]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aeroembolism, complementation, gangbuster, prime mover, walk-through