"lightning war" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lightning wars [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Blitzkrieg. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Blitzkrieg}} Calque of German Blitzkrieg Head templates: {{en-noun}} lightning war (plural lightning wars)
  1. Synonym of blitzkrieg Synonyms: blitzkrieg [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lightning_war-en-noun-Yq3WHgI0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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