sitzkrieg

[ sits-kreeg, zits- ]

noun

1. slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate.

sitzkrieg

/ ˈzɪts-; ˈsɪtsˌkriːɡ /

noun

1. a period during a war in which both sides change positions very slowly or not at all

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitzkrieg¹

1935–40; < German, equivalent to sitz ( en ) to sit ¹ + Krieg war; modeled on blitzkrieg

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitzkrieg¹

C20: from German, from sitzen to sit + Krieg war