Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitched battle | Yes | No | No | No |
battle of Hastings | Yes | No | No | No |
pitched battle (noun) | battle of Hastings (noun) |
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a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place | the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest |