🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

크리켓 피치

Pronunciation / Transliteration: keuriket pichi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cricket pitch/ˈkrɪk.ɪt pɪtʃ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"경기가 시작되기 전에 심판이 크리켓 피치를 점검했다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The central strip of the cricket field between the two wickets, 22 yards long, on which the batsman stands and towards which the bowler runs and bowls.

    "The groundsman carefully rolled the cricket pitch to ensure an even bounce for the fast bowlers."
  2. 2

    Metaphorically, a field of play or arena for intense competition or debate.

    "Political leaders treated the parliamentary debate like a fierce contest on a dry cricket pitch."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cricket', originating from the Middle Dutch 'krick' (meaning a stick or staff) or Old English 'cryce', with 'pitch', derived from Middle English 'pichen' meaning to drive or fix firmly into the ground. Historically coined in 18th-century England, it originally referred to the prepared strip of ground pitched or set up for playing the game.

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