battement
noun
bat·te·ment ˌbat-ˈmäⁿ 
: a ballet movement in which the foot is extended in any direction usually followed by a beat against the supporting foot
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Control of your rigid torso while your foot shoots upward from the hip in a battement. 
Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, 22 Apr. 2021
Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, 22 Apr. 2021 Word History
Etymology
French, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined above
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