"football pitch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: football pitches [plural]
Etymology: Compound of football + pitch. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|football|pitch|pos=noun}} Compound of football + pitch Head templates: {{en-noun}} football pitch (plural football pitches)
  1. A playing field on which the game of football is played. Synonyms: soccer field
    Sense id: en-football_pitch-en-noun-R2xT28h2
  2. (by extension) An informal unit of measure of area, equal to the area of an Association football pitch (typically 76,900 square feet or 1.76 acres). Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-football_pitch-en-noun-avh1Cn6f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Football (soccer), Sports areas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Football (soccer): 42 58 Disambiguation of Sports areas: 38 62

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