pitched battle [pitcht-bat-uhl]
noun
1. A battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
2. An encounter in which the antagonists are completely and intensely engaged: EX. Are you guys ready for the pitched battle over the box office this Christmas season? Wait. What do you mean that the outcome is predetermined because it is third installment of a trilogy of blockbuster films? Oh. Right.
Anywho, I'm gonna go see this movie. And might even cry.
"LEAVE SAURON TO ME!"
