battue

Definition of Battue in English :

Noun

1. battue

a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter

2. battue, bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed

indiscriminate slaughter

Example Sentences:
'a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered'
'ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name'
'the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder'
'a huge prison battue was ordered'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Battue

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noun

1.

the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters

2.

a.

an organized shooting party using this method

b.

the game disturbed or shot by this method

3.

indiscriminate slaughter, as of a defenceless crowd

Battue

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noun

1.

a beating of underbrush and woods to drive game out toward hunters

2.

a hunt of this kind

3.

any mass killing

Battue

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n.

1. The beating of woods and bushes to flush game.

2. A hunt in which this is done.

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