battue

English - Turkish

Definition of battue in English Turkish dictionary: sürek avı; sürgün avı; {i} soykırım; {i} katliam

English - English

Definition of battue in English English dictionary: A hunt performed in this manner; The game thus forced into the open; A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes etc; The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc; {i} chasing of animals from their hiding places in order to hunt them; slaughter of the helpless and innocent; The game itself; for game; a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter; indiscriminate slaughter; The wanton slaughter of game

battue

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bat·tue

[ ba-'tü, -'tyü ] (noun.) 1816. From Portuguese batuda or Italian battuta (a beating); See Latin battuo, (to beat.)

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