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
a defensive maneuver in which one or more defensive backs, which normally remain behind the line of scrimmage, instead charge into the opponents' backfield in an attempt to sack the quarterback
The headlong charge into the offensive backfield by one or more linebackers and defensive backs The object of a blitz is to deck the quarterback, or at least interfere with his attempt to pass Also called red dog
Word used in English for the large scale German bombing of London and other cities The first such raid was on London during the night of 7 September 1940
An all-out run by linebackers and defensive backs, charging through the offensive line in an effort to sack the quarterback before he can hand off the ball, or pass it Also called red-dogging
If a city or building is blitzed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft. In the autumn of 1940 London was blitzed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night They blitzed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns
If you have a blitz on something, you make a big effort to deal with it or to improve it. Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar