"set piece" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: set pieces [plural], setpiece [alternative], set-piece [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} set piece (plural set pieces)
  1. A piece of freestanding stage scenery. Related terms: dead ball
    Sense id: en-set_piece-en-noun-yN4r9UQh Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 12 36 32
  2. Any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation.
    Sense id: en-set_piece-en-noun-Fw-AnBkq Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 12 36 32
  3. (film, video games) An elaborate and interesting scene in a movie or video game, usually the most important and visually iconic scene in the work.
    Sense id: en-set_piece-en-noun-S2Z6QiHH Categories (other): Film, Video games, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 12 36 32 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television, video-games
  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. Translations (soccer strategy): станда́ртное положе́ние (standártnoje položénije) [neuter] (Russian), balón parado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-set_piece-en-noun-gR21zXFZ Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 20 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 12 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 11 30 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 18 19 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 13 24 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 11 26 54 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports Disambiguation of 'soccer strategy': 2 2 5 92

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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