battement

batte·ment

B5117450 (băt′mənt, bă′tə-mäN′)n. In dance, a kicking movement done with a lifted leg.
[French, action of beating, battement, from Old French, action of beating, from batre, to beat; see batter.]

battement

(French batmɑ̃) n (Ballet) ballet extension of one leg forwards, sideways, or backwards, either once or repeatedly[C19: French, literally: beating]

batte•ment

(Fr. batəˈmɑ̃)

n., pl. -ments (Fr. -ˈmɑ̃) a ballet movement in which one leg is lifted to the front, side, or back, and returned to the supporting leg. [1820–30; < French, derivative of batt(re) to beat; see bate2]

battement

(beating) Leg exercises of various kinds executed with a beating motion.