What is the meaning of battue?

noun

  • A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter.
  • Indiscriminate slaughter.
    • usage: "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"
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