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set_piece

set piece

See also: setpiece and set-piece

English

Noun

set piece (plural set pieces)

  1. a piece of freestanding stage scenery
  2. any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation
  3. an elaborate action scene in a movie or video game
  4. (soccer) 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.
    Roberto Carlos is deadly from set pieces.

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