battle of crecy

1. 1.

   the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois

   SynonymsCrecy

   Broaderpitched battle

   Part ofHundred Years' War

   France

Questions about battle of crecy

What does battle of crecy mean?

battle of crecy means "the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois".

What is another word for battle of crecy?

Close synonyms include Crecy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is battle of crecy a common word?

battle of crecy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.