klopjacht
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of kloppen (“to knock, to beat”) + jacht (“hunt”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
klopjacht f (plural klopjachten, diminutive klopjachtje n)
- (originally) battue, hunt where game is driven into the open by loud beating sounds
- (by extension) manhunt or (less common) raid, an organised pursuit of a targeted person