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sitzkrieg
sitz·krieg S0439900 (sĭt′skrēg′, zĭt′-)n. Warfare marked by a lack of aggression or progress.
[Coined on the model of blitzkrieg : German Sitz, act of sitting; see sitz bath + German Krieg, war; see blitzkrieg.]sitzkrieg (ˈsɪtsˌkriːɡ; ˈzɪts-) n (Military) a period during a war in which both sides change positions very slowly or not at all[C20: from German, from sitzen to sit + Krieg war]Sitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg“phony war”; lull between Polish conquest and invasion of France. [Eur. Hist.: Hitler, 815–819]See: Irony |