Agincourt

American  

[aj-in-kawrt, -kohrt, a-zhan-koor] / ˈædʒ ɪnˌkɔrt, -ˌkoʊrt, a ʒɛ̃ˈkur /

noun

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

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Agincourt British  

/ aʒɛ̃kur, ˈædʒɪnˌkɔːt /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Michael Livingston, a professor of medieval history at the Citadel, previously picked up that gauntlet with books offering new interpretations of Agincourt and of Edward III of England’s victory at Crécy in 1346.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Agincourt refers to a battle England won against France in 1415, as part of the Hundred Years' War.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

Above that is a 170-carat lump of red, the Black Prince’s ruby, supposedly worn in the helmet of Henry V at his improbable victory over the French at Agincourt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

Speaking at the 2020 World Economic Forum, Mr. Gore had compared climate change to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and historical battles, including the Battles of Thermopylae, Agincourt, the Bulge and Dunkirk.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2023

England, though, perhaps, she could not muster an army as large as in former times, has hearts as stout, and arms as strong as those that gained for her imperishable glory at Agincourt and Poitiers.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)