battue

< /bæˈtuz, -ˈtyuz; French baˈtü/. Chiefly British.

1. Hunting.
   1. the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter.
   2. a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game.
2. undiscriminating slaughter of defenseless or unresisting crowds.

noun

1. the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters
2. 1. an organized shooting party using this method
   2. the game disturbed or shot by this method
3. indiscriminate slaughter, as of a defenceless crowd