battue
3 synonyms for battue, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A way of hunting in which people beat sticks against bushes to drive animals out into the open.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Taken from French battue, which traces back ultimately to Latin battere. It is a doublet of battuta, which reached English by way of Italian instead.
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