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The rotational motion of a vehicle, such as an aircraft or a ship about a lateral line passing through its centre of gravity.
As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.
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Pitching — Pitch ing, n. 1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball. [1913 Webster] 2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. Mayhew. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitching — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitching}.] [See {Pitch}, n.] 1. To cover over or smear with pitch. Gen. vi. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. [1913 Webster] The welkin pitched with sullen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitching — noun Pitching is used before these nouns: ↑coach, ↑elbow … Collocations dictionary
pitching — dervavimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Tepimas ar įmirkymas derva. atitikmenys: angl. pitching; tarring; treating with pitch; treating with tar rus. смоление … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
pitching — noun 1. (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team (Freq. 7) • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Hypernyms: ↑playing 2. abrupt up and down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) … Useful english dictionary
Pitching piece — Pitching Pitch ing, n. 1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball. [1913 Webster] 2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. Mayhew. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitching pennies — is a popular game played by the young and old alike, and is also a Boy Scout activity. The game is played as follows. Each player stands at an agreed upon distance from a wall, curb, other solid, flat object, or a line. The players take turns… … Wikipedia
Pitching Lucas — est un fan film Star Wars qui parodie l échange d idées pour la création d un scénario. Sorti en 2006, il a reçu le prix Georges Lucas (qui récompence les meilleurs films de fan sur Star wars) par selection de Georges Lucas en personne. Sommaire… … Wikipédia en Français
Pitching Sacred Harp music — In Sacred Harp music, it is the custom to sing a song not necessarily in the pitch in which it is notated in the hymnbook itself, but rather in a key chosen for the moment. Pitching (also: keying) is the term used to describe the task of finding… … Wikipedia
Pitching machine — Hand fed pitching machine A pitching machine is a machine that automatically pitches a baseball to a batter at different speeds and styles. Most machines are hand fed, but there are some that automatically feed. There are some pitching machines… … Wikipedia
