battue
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /bəˈt(j)uː/, /bæ-/
  • (GA) IPA: /bæˈtu/
Noun

battue

  1. (uncountable, hunting, often, attributively) A form of hunting#Noun|hunting in which game#Noun|game is force#Verb|forced into the open#Noun|open by the beating#Noun|beating of stick#Noun|sticks on bushes, etc. [from early 19th c.]
  2. (countable, hunting) A hunt#Noun|hunt performed in this manner.
Related terms Translations
  • French: battue
  • Russian: облава



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