# battement

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
2. A thumping or beating sensation

## Etymology
Borrowed from French battement (“beating, hitting”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/battement