a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
source: WordNet 3.0
indiscriminate slaughter
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.
