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*[[Pitch (card game)]] -- A bidding, point-taking game usually played in partnership
*[[Pitch (card game)]] -- A bidding, point-taking game usually played in partnership
*[[Pitch (geographic)]] -- A vertical space; a term originally used in [[mining]], now also used in the sports of [[caving]] and [[climbing]]
*[[Pitch (geographic)]] -- A vertical space; a term originally used in [[mining]], now also used in the sports of [[caving]] and [[climbing]]
*[[Pitch (cricket)]] -- part of the playing area in the sport of [[cricket (sport)|cricket]]


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Also:
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*An outdoor location, as for camping or open-air gatherings
*An outdoor location, as for camping or open-air gatherings
*A field on which several [[sport]]s are played:
*A field on which several [[sport]]s are played:
**The center of a [[cricket (sport)|cricket]] field
**In the fictional game of [[Quidditch]], the entire field
**In the fictional game of [[Quidditch]], the entire field



Revision as of 15:49, 10 February 2004

Pitch can refer to any of the following:

Also:

  • To set up a tent
  • The angle of a roof or road
  • A measure related to the angle of a propeller, or to an aircraft's attitude (nose up or nose down)
  • A measure of the degree to which an air or sea vessel's nose tilts up or down
  • The distance between dots in a computer display (also called "dot pitch"), lines on a page, threads on a screw, or teeth on a gear
  • The delivery of a baseball
  • A delivery of a golf ball with backspin
  • A sales presentation
  • An outdoor location, as for camping or open-air gatherings
  • A field on which several sports are played:
    • In the fictional game of Quidditch, the entire field

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