battue
Speech parts
1. battue - Noun
2. battue - Verb
Meaning
The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.
The game itself.
The wanton slaughter of game.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
bloodshed
bloodletting
bloodbath
bate
chase
blood
butchery
rummage
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assassination
hunt
pursuit
raid
massacre
quest
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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