Agincourt

[ aj-in-kawrt, -kohrt; French a-zhan-koor ]

/ ˈædʒ ɪnˌkɔrt, -ˌkoʊrt; French a ʒɛ̃ˈkur /

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noun

a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the English over the French 1415.

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Words nearby Agincourt

agilawood, agile, Agile development, agility, agin, Agincourt, aging, aginner, agio, agiotage, agist

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How to use Agincourt in a sentence

Would such shallowness be tolerated in a film about the Battle of Agincourt, immortalized by Shakespeare in Henry V?
‘300’ Is a Misleading, Muscle-Bound Travesty of Ancient History|James Romm|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet there was also Henry V's victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, perhaps the dynasty's high spot.
The Mighty—and Overlooked—Reign of the Plantagenets|Andrew Roberts|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He reminds me a little of Henry V. before the battle of Agincourt.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
There should have been twenty, but to be undermanned has been English fashion since Agincourt.
A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts

He remembered the fight at Agincourt, and the wound received there, the captivity and weary waiting for release.
A Heroine of France|Evelyn Everett-Green
Henry V. was in a similar strait before Agincourt, but in this case victory in the field extricated him from danger.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
Whatever the number was, it had suffered no material change before the battle of Agincourt.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for Agincourt

Agincourt

/ (ˈædʒɪnˌkɔːt, French aʒɛ̃kur) /

noun

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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