phalanx
IPA: fˈeɪɫæŋks
noun
- (historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
- (historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
- (plural phalanxes or (rare) phalanges) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
- (anatomy, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
- The brand name of a radar-controlled rapid fire 20mm Gatling-type machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see-wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles.
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Examples of "phalanx" in Sentences
- Phalanx composition and strength.
- Phalanx close in weapons systems.
- Slip to first phalanx of the second toe.
- There was a male phalanx, and then there was me.
- Penetration of the third phalanx through the sole.
- It is probable that he was the originator of hoplite phalanx.
- Displaced fracture of the distal phalanx of the left index finger.
- At present there is debate as to the usefulness of the Phalanx C IS.
- Fracture of the phalanx or chronic sepsis is accompanied with severe pain.
- The word phalanx is derived from the Greek word phalanx , meaning the finger.
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