sitzkrieg
noun/ˈsɪtskɹiːɡ/ · /ˈzɪtskɹiːɡ/
Etymology Borrowed from German Sitzkrieg (“sitting war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”).
1
Warfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
- Related terms
- blitzkrieg
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