battue

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English - Turkish
sürek avı
sürgün avı
{i} soykırım
{i} katliam
English - English
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

    Hyphenation

    bat·tue

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

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