set piece noun4 •A piece of freestanding stage scenery. •Any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation. •Any planned strategy that a team uses after play is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff.Roberto Carlos is deadly from set pieces. •An elaborate and interesting scene in a movie or video game, usually the most important and visually iconic scene in the work. formsset pieces · set-pieces