English Explanatory Dictionary

ratissage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A raid (especially violent) carried out by the police or military, originally and chiefly carried out by the French in Algeria. and, prior to that, by the Milice (Vichy Government counter-terror police) in 1943-44.
  2. A monetary device whereby national reserves are temporarily given up to a central bank.

Pronunciation

/ɹatɪˈsɑːʒ/

Word forms

ratissage ratissages

Etymology

From French ratissage, from ratisser (“to rake”).

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