A·gin·court ( j  n-kôrt , -k rt) A village of northern France west-northwest of Arras. On October 25, 1415, Henry V of England decisively defeated a much larger French army here. The victory showed the effectiveness of troops equipped with longbows over heavily armored knights. |
Agincourt [ˈædʒɪnˌkɔːt (French) aʒɛ̃kur]
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(Historical Terms) a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
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| Noun | 1. |  Agincourt - a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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