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Meaning:
acronym:
- Parallel Immobilization Technique
- Precision Immobilization Technique
- Pursuit Intervention Technique
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Noun:
- A mine.
- A hole in the ground.
- Area at the auto racetrack used for refueling and repairing the cars during a race
- A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip (Eng.) inside a fruit.
- A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
- A trading pit.
- archaeology A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- music A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
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Verb:
- intransitive|motor racing To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- transitive To bring into opposition, as in "to pit one's wits against someone".
- transitive To make pits in.
- transitive To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
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