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battue meaning and definition
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Definition of battue (noun)
- a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- indiscriminate slaughter
- "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"
- synonyms: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed
Source: Princeton University Wordnet