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Definition: Agincourt

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415.[Wordnet].

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Date "Agincourt" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

Common Expressions: Agincourt

Expressions Definition
Agincourt (band) Agincourt were an English psych folk band. (references)
Agincourt (GO Station) Agincourt GO Station is a GO Transit railway and bus station in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. It is served by Stouffville line trains. (references)
Agincourt Collegiate Institute Agincourt Collegiate Institute [http://agincourtci.com/] is a secondary school (or high school) founded in 1915 and located in Agincourt, Toronto, Ontario. It was previously Agincourt Junior Public School (primary). It is a part of the Toronto District School Board. (references)
HMS Agincourt Five ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Agincourt, named after the Battle of Agincourt of 1415, and construction of another was started but not completed. (references)
HMS Agincourt (1796) She was decommissioned in 1809 and converted to a prison ship before being broken up in 1814. (references)
HMS Agincourt (1865) HMS Agincourt was one of three Minotaur class ironclad frigates. She was a fully rigged ship with a steam engine and an armoured iron hull and launched in 1865. For a time the Minotaur class had five masts, the most which have ever been fitted in a warship. (references)
HMS Agincourt (1913) HMS Agincourt was a World War One Dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. (references)
HMS Agincourt (D86) HMS Agincourt (D86) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Agincourt fought in 1415 during the Hundred Years War. Agincourt was built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Limited on the River Tyne. She was launched on the on 29 January 1945 and commissioned on the on 25 June 1947. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Agincourt

Agincourt

Agincourt can refer to:

  • Azincourt, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France
    • Battle of Agincourt, 1415, part of the Hundred Years War.
    • The Agincourt Carol, an English folk song composed not long after the battle.
  • Agincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in northeastern France
  • Agincourt, Ontario, a community in Scarborough
    • Agincourt GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community
  • HMS Agincourt, several ships of the Royal Navy named after the battle
  • Agincourt (band), a 1960s British band
  • Agincourt (book), an 1844 book by George Payne Rainsford James

See also

  • Agencourt, Côte-d'Or, France

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Agincourt". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Agincourt

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Battle of Agincourt 46     Agincourt 14
HMS Agincourt 46     Agincourt (band) 2
Agincourt Collegiate Institute 22     Agincourt (GO Station) 8
Agincourt 14     Agincourt Carol 9
HMS Agincourt (1913) 13     Agincourt Collegiate Institute 22
HMS Agincourt (D86) 10     Battle of Agincourt 46
Agincourt Carol 9     HMS Agincourt 46
Agincourt (GO Station) 8     HMS Agincourt (1796) 5
HMS Agincourt (1817) 8     HMS Agincourt (1817) 8
HMS Agincourt (1865) 8     HMS Agincourt (1865) 8
HMS Agincourt (1796) 5     HMS Agincourt (1913) 13
Agincourt (band) 2     HMS Agincourt (D86) 10

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).