AGINCOURT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

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