Pitched Battle Definition

pĭcht
noun
A battle in which placement of troops and the line of combat are relatively fixed before the action.
Webster's New World
A closely fought battle of great intensity.
Webster's New World
A fiercely waged battle or struggle between opposing forces.
American Heritage

(idiomatic, by extension) An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.

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Pitched Battle Sentence Examples

  • A pitched battle took place between them, in which the army of Karim was defeated.

  • This proved to be the last pitched battle of the war, the Danes never again venturing to attack their once more invincible enemy in the open field.

  • Bern was in command and was seriously wounded in the last pitched battle of the war, fought there on the 9th of August.

  • The victory of Holowczyn, memorable besides as the last pitched battle won by Charles XII., opened up the way to the Dnieper.

  • Saturninus, defeated in a pitched battle in the Forum (Dec. 10), took refuge with his followers in the Capitol, where, the water supply having been cut off, they were forced to capitulate.

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PPIPIT

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ELETLE

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