Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitched battle | Yes | No | No | No |
battle of Verdun | Yes | No | No | No |
pitched battle (noun) | battle of Verdun (noun) |
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a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place | a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped |