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Pitched battle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.

    "Have I not in a pitched battle heard / Loud 'larums, neighing steeds, and trumpets' clang?"

  2. 2
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place wordnet
  3. 3
    An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation. broadly

    "At every post where we changed horses and drivers, we had a pitched battle with the driver for more money than we had been told was the regular rate."

Etymology

From pitched (“prepared”) + battle.

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