battue

Words with a similar base: battue

'battue'

[battue.n.01] as in: a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter

'battue'

[bloodbath.n.01] as in: indiscriminate slaughter

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Examples:
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