battue

[ ba-too, -tyoo; French ba-ty ]

/ bæˈtu, -ˈtyu; French baˈtü /

noun, plural bat·tues [ba-tooz, -tyooz; French ba-ty]. /bæˈtuz, -ˈtyuz; French baˈtü/. Chiefly British.

Hunting.

the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter.
a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game.

undiscriminating slaughter of defenseless or unresisting crowds.

Origin of battue

1810–20; <French, noun use of feminine of battu, past participle of battre<Latin battuere to beat. See battuta, battle¹

Words nearby battue

battle station, battle wagon, battleworthy, battologize, battology, battue, bat turn, battuta, battuto, batty, batty boy

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Example sentences from the Web for battue

This battue cost the lives183 of a great number of beaters, who succumbed to the fatigue of the operations.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley
The battue and the banquet were over; the ladies had withdrawn; and the butler placed fresh claret on the table.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
The people wage more or less unsuccessful war upon them and at times they organize a sort of battue.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall
The battue is not so welcome to the sportsman as the chase of the forester.
Australian Pictures|Howard Willoughby

In a battue of this description a whole neighbourhood joins.
Australian Pictures|Howard Willoughby

British Dictionary definitions for battue

battue

/ (bæˈtuː, -ˈtjuː, French baty) /

noun

the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters

an organized shooting party using this method
the game disturbed or shot by this method

indiscriminate slaughter, as of a defenceless crowd

Word Origin for battue

C19: from French, feminine of battu beaten, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	battue
释义	battue [ ba-too, -tyoo; French ba-ty ] / bæˈtu, -ˈtyu; French baˈtü / noun, plural bat·tues [ba-tooz, -tyooz; French ba-ty]. /bæˈtuz, -ˈtyuz; French baˈtü/. Chiefly British. Hunting. the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter. a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game. undiscriminating slaughter of defenseless or unresisting crowds. Origin of battue 1810–20; <French, noun use of feminine of battu, past participle of battre<Latin battuere to beat. See battuta, battle¹ Words nearby battue battle station, battle wagon, battleworthy, battologize, battology, battue, bat turn, battuta, battuto, batty, batty boy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for battue This battue cost the lives183 of a great number of beaters, who succumbed to the fatigue of the operations. The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay\|Lord Eversley The battue and the banquet were over; the ladies had withdrawn; and the butler placed fresh claret on the table. Coningsby\|Benjamin Disraeli The people wage more or less unsuccessful war upon them and at times they organize a sort of battue. A Wayfarer in China\|Elizabeth Kendall The battue is not so welcome to the sportsman as the chase of the forester. Australian Pictures\|Howard Willoughby In a battue of this description a whole neighbourhood joins. Australian Pictures\|Howard Willoughby British Dictionary definitions for battue battue / (bæˈtuː, -ˈtjuː, French baty) / noun the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters an organized shooting party using this method the game disturbed or shot by this method indiscriminate slaughter, as of a defenceless crowd Word Origin for battue C19: from French, feminine of battu beaten, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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