A close, compact body of troops; troops drawn up in battle array; a phalanx.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > compact formation (18) sheltronc1000 A close, compact body of troops; troops drawn up in battle array; a phalanx. phalangea1460 = phalanx, n. 1. Obsolete. phalanx1553 Originally: (Ancient Greek History) a line or array of battle; spec. a body of heavy-armed infantry drawn up in close order, with shields… stand of pikes1587 a compact group of soldiers armed with pikes; also figurative and in figurative contexts. Subcategories:— specific (2) — division of (1) — shield-wall or testudo (11) |
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