pitched battle
pitched battle · pitched battles
сенсация, шумиха
Feldschlacht
A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fightingA battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.
Meaning
2 sensesA battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.
Feldschlacht
(broadly)An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.
More definitions
- a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Translations
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By meaning 1
pitched battle:
Origin
From pitched (“prepared”) + battle.From pitched (“prepared”) + battle.
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Forms
plural: pitched battles| Singular | pitched battle |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsbrouhahaC2blow-upshouting matchset-piece battle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.