Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitched battle | Yes | No | No | No |
Waterloo | Yes | No | No | No |
pitched battle (noun) | Waterloo (noun) |
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a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place | the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon |
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat |