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Onslaught vs Blitz - What's the difference?

onslaught | blitz | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between onslaught and blitz

is that onslaught is a fierce attack while blitz is a sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to The Blitz.

As a verb blitz is

to attack.

As a proper noun Blitz is

the series of air raids launched on various cities in Britain (not just London) by the German airforce in 1940-1. They were also known as the Baedeker Raids.

onslaught

English

Noun

(wikipedia onslaught) (en noun)
  • A fierce attack.
  • A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.
    • They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Kevin Darling , title=West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The inevitable Baggies onslaught followed as substitute Simon Cox saw his strike excellently parried by keeper Bunn, with Cox heading the rebound down into the ground and agonisingly over the bar. }}

    See also

    * slew

    blitz

    English

    Noun

    (blitzes)
  • A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to The Blitz.
  • (figuratively) A sudden effort, as a publicity blitz .
  • (American football) action of a defensive football player who rushes the passer of the football.
  • (chess) Blitz chess, a form of chess with a short time limit for moves.
  • A swift and overwhelming attack.

    • Synonyms

    * (chess) speed chess

    Verb

  • To attack.
  • (American football) To rush the passer.
  • (cooking) To or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
    • To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.
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