pitched battle
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pitched battle
(pĭcht)n.
1. An intense battle fought in close contact by troops arranged in a predetermined formation.
2. A fiercely waged battle or struggle between opposing forces.
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pitched battle
n
1. (Military) a battle ensuing from the deliberate choice of time and place, engaging all the planned resources
2. any fierce encounter, esp one with large numbers
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pitched′ bat′tle
n.
an intense battle at close quarters.
[1600–10]
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| Noun | 1. | pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place battle, engagement, fight, conflict - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
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Translations
pravidelná bitva
szabályos ütközet
uppstillt orrusta
pravidelná bitka
meydan savaşımuharebesi
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pitch1
(pitʃ) verb1. to set up (a tent or camp). They pitched their tent in the field.
2. to throw. He pitched the stone into the river.
3. to (cause to) fall heavily. He pitched forward.
4. (of a ship) to rise and fall violently. The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.
5. to set (a note or tune) at a particular level. He pitched the tune too high for my voice.
noun1. the field or ground for certain games. a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.
2. the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.
3. an extreme point or intensity. His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.
4. the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works. He has a pitch on the High Street.
5. the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched. That was a long pitch.
6. (of a ship) the act of pitching.
-pitched of a (certain) musical pitch. a high-pitched / low-pitched voice.
ˈpitcher noun a person who pitches especially (in baseball) the player who throws the ball.
pitched battle a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand. They fought a pitched battle.
ˈpitchfork noun a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay.
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