battue

bat·tue  (b-t, -ty)

n.

1. The beating of woods and bushes to flush game.

2. A hunt in which this is done.

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[French, feminine of battu, past participle of battre, to beat, from Old French batre; see batter¹.]

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battue [bæˈtuː -ˈtjuː (French) baty]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting)

a.  an organized shooting party using this method

b.  the game disturbed or shot by this method

3. indiscriminate slaughter, as of a defenceless crowd

[from French, feminine of battu beaten, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	battue - a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
	2.	battue - 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" bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery - the savage and excessive killing of many people