battue

Meaning

1. (attributive, often, uncountable) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
2. (countable) A hunt performed in this manner.

Synonyms

bloodbath

bloodletting

bloodshed

beating up

chase

hunt

massacre

pursuit

slaughter

wholesale slaughter

baiting

communal hunt

beat

butchery

carnage

Translations

Treibjagd

battue

παγάνα

σφαγή

Hetzjagd

Kesseltreiben

Verfolgung

massacre

geschossenes Wild

Verfolgungsszene

Verfolgungsjagd

batuda

chasse

hécatombe

إثارة الطّرائد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈt(j)uː/

Etymology

From French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via Italian.