set-piece

A form of set piece — A piece of freestanding stage scenery.

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Meanings

nounset-piece (plural set-pieces)

plural set-pieces

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of set piece.

    That change brought an increase in his attacking numbers, helped by him taking set-pieces, and he carried that into last season as the 26-year-old produced a career-best campaign for goal contributions with nine goals and 10 assists.

    2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport
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APA

set-piece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set-piece

MLA

“set-piece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set-piece. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set-piece,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set-piece.

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