pitched battle, a

An intense conflict, as in Their disagreement turned into a pitched battle between the nurses and the physicians' assistants . This term, dating from about 1600, originally alluded to a military battle in which the array of forces and battleground are predetermined (as opposed to a hasty skirmish).

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikolaos	-	Ancient Greek, Greek
Ryoichi	ṙyo:-ee-chee	Japanese
Jayadeva	-	Sanskrit
Rayen	-	Native American, Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Cora	['kɔ:rə]
Fereydoon	-	Persian