battue
bat·tue
battue · battues
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Treibjagd
A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on…A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
UK/bəˈt(j)uː/US/bæˈtu/
Meaning
2 senses(attributive, often, uncountable)A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
Treibjagd
облаваoblava
(countable)A hunt performed in this manner.
Treibjagd
More definitions
- a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- indiscriminate slaughter
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
form of hunting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
form of hunting:
Origin
From French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via IFrom French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via Italian.
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Forms
plural: battuesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- indiscriminate slaughter:bloodbathbloodlettingbloodshed
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable