Definition of "batture" [bat•ture]

• A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated. (noun)

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• "What is termed batture in Louisiana is the land made by accretion or deposits of the Mississippi."
• "The property - known as a batture because it is flooded part of the year - is across River Road from the Pentagon barracks."
• ": itodd: now that's the way to develeope a "batture"."