Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pitched battle | Yes | No | No | No |
first battle of Ypres | Yes | No | No | No |
pitched battle (noun) | first battle of Ypres (noun) |
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a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place | battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others |