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pitched battle

 
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–noun
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 labor.
Origin:
1600–10
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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