Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitched battle | Yes | No | No | No |
Battle of Borodino | Yes | No | No | No |
pitched battle (noun) | Battle of Borodino (noun) |
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a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place | Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army |