Definition of BATTUE

battue

Plural: battues

Noun

  • Driving game birds or animals toward hunters.
  • a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
  • indiscriminate slaughter
    • "a huge prison battue was ordered"
  • A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
  • A hunt performed in this manner.

Examples

  • My opponent’s strategy felt like a battue, driving me into a corner with no escape.

Origin / Etymology

From French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via Italian.

Scrabble Score: 8

battue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
battue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
battue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

battue: valid Words With Friends Word