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Definition of sitzkrieg in English: sitzkriegnounˈzɪtskriːɡˈsitsˌkrēɡ A war, or a phase of a war, in which there is little or no active warfare. Example sentencesExamples - As we enter, perhaps, the last day of sitzkrieg, our allies continue to desert us left and right.
- In events elsewhere, the sitzkrieg begins on the western front as the two German infantry armies on the French border sit tight.
Origin 1940s: suggested by blitzkrieg, from German sitzen 'sit'. Definition of sitzkrieg in US English: sitzkriegnounˈsitsˌkrēɡ A war, or a phase of a war, in which there is little or no active warfare. Example sentencesExamples - As we enter, perhaps, the last day of sitzkrieg, our allies continue to desert us left and right.
- In events elsewhere, the sitzkrieg begins on the western front as the two German infantry armies on the French border sit tight.
Origin 1940s: suggested by blitzkrieg, from German sitzen ‘sit’. |