English Explanatory Dictionary

set piece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of freestanding stage scenery.
  2. Any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation.
  3. An elaborate and interesting scene in a movie or video game, usually the most important and visually iconic scene in the work.
  4. Any planned strategy that a team uses after play is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff.

Word forms

set piece set pieces setpiece set-piece

Antonyms

open play

Related words

dead ball
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