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Meaning of word battue from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
battue noun
Meaning : A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter.
Meaning : Indiscriminate slaughter.
Example :
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
