pitched battle
1pitched battle — n 1.) a big battle between armies or large groups of people ▪ a pitched battle between the rival groups 2.) an angry and usually long argument ▪ She wanted to avoid another pitched battle with her son. →↑skirmish …
2Pitched battle — Battle Bat tle, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel}, and see… …
3pitched battle — pitched battles N COUNT A pitched battle is a very fierce and violent fight involving a large number of people. For the next three nights pitched battles were fought with the police …
4pitched battle — n. 1. a battle in which placement of troops and the line of combat are relatively fixed before the action 2. a closely fought battle of great intensity …
5pitched battle — noun count 1. ) a battle between two armies who have already planned their positions 2. ) an angry argument or fight, especially one that continues for a long time …
6pitched battle — ► NOUN ▪ a battle in which the time and place are determined beforehand, rather than a casual or chance skirmish …
7Pitched battle — A pitched battle is a combat fought on a battlefield expected to be site of engagement by both sides. [p.649, Blackwood s] The location, time and disposition of troops are therefore well known, and either side has the option to disengage either… …
8pitched battle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pitched battle : singular pitched battle plural pitched battles 1) an angry argument or fight, especially one that continues for a long time 2) a battle between two armies who have already planned their… …
9Pitched battle — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as… …
10pitched battle — 1. a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined. 2. an encounter in which the antagonists are completely and intensely engaged: The dispute evolved into a pitched battle between management and …
