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set piece
[set pees]
noun
Theater.Ģża piece of scenery used as part of a stage set, as a profile or three-dimensional construction built to stand independently on the stage floor.
A few set pieces simulating rocks and a fence constituted the scenery for the first act.
a work of art, literature, music, etc., having a prescribed thematic and formal structure.
the set pieces of Restoration comedy.
a scene, action, or the like, having a conventional form and functioning as part of the structure of a work of art, literature, etc.
a military operation carried out according to a rigid plan.
Also called set play.ĢżSports.Ģża coordinated maneuver with team players in a preplanned formation when the ball re-enters active play, as a corner kick in soccer.
The teamās dedicated practice time for set pieces paid off in their penalty kick results this year.
(in a novel, narrative poem, or the like) a passage more or less extraneous to the sequence of events, introduced to supply background, color, or the like.
an arrangement of slow-burning fireworks forming a design or composition when lighted.
set piece
noun
a work of literature, music, etc, often having a conventional or prescribed theme, intended to create an impressive effect
a piece of scenery built to stand independently as part of a stage set
a display of fireworks
sport a rehearsed team manoeuvre, usually attempted in continuous games at a restart of play, esp when the other side has been penalized for improper play
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of set piece1
Example Sentences
Action set pieces rarely come bigger than the three-way dragon battle that concludes āThe Red Dragon and the Gold,ā the fourth episode of the fantasy seriesā second season.
There is real magic to what Cruise and McQuarrie pull off with this filmās harrowing stunts, which include two of the franchiseās most jaw-dropping set pieces.
āMay the 4th be...ā she captioned her photos of the parkās large set pieces, intricate facades ā and a picture of Bravo walking in front of the Millennium Falcon.
With its live instrumentation, intricate costuming, hundreds of dancers and massive set pieces, the show stands in handcrafted defiance.
Yet the individual set pieces were so vivid and funny and weird that the tale became one about Gagaās embrace of her role as musicās greatest kook.
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