village in N France, near Calais: site of a battle (1415) won by England in the Hundred Years' War with France
See Agincourt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ăjˈĭn-kôrtˌ, -kōrtˌ)
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.