Pitched battle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place

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  1. one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces.
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  1. a general battle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; in distinction from a skirmish.
  2. one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces.

Webster 1913