English dictionary

battue

/b/&/'t/u/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
indiscriminate slaughter

noun.act

Examples
A huge prison battue was ordered.

Synonyms bloodbath bloodletting bloodshed

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.

noun

Source: webster1913