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(fælæŋks)

Word forms: plural phalanxes, plural phalanges (fəlændʒiːz)

1. countable noun

A phalanx is a group of soldiers or police who are standing or marching close together ready to fight.

[formal]

2. countable noun

A phalanx of people is a large group who are brought together for a particular purpose.

[formal]

...a phalanx of waiters. [+ of]

phalanx in British English

(ˈfælæŋks)

nounWord forms: plural phalanxes or phalanges (fæˈlændʒiːz)

an ancient Greek and Macedonian battle formation of hoplites presenting long spears from behind a wall of overlapping shields

any closely ranked unit or mass of people

the police formed a phalanx to protect the embassy

a number of people united for a common purpose

(in Fourierism) a group of approximately 1800 persons forming a commune in which all property is collectively owned

5. anatomy

any of the bones of the fingers or toes

▶ Related adjective: phalangeal

6. botany

a bundle of stamens, joined together by their stalks (filaments)

a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is on a broad front, as in the common reed

Compare guerrilla

Word origin

C16: via Latin from Greek: infantry formation in close ranks, bone of finger or toe

phalanx in American English

(ˈfeɪˌlæŋks; ˈfælˌæŋks)

nounWord forms: plural ˈphaˌlanxes or phalanges (fəˈlænˌdʒiz)

an ancient military formation of infantry in close, deep ranks with shields overlapping and spears extended

a massed group of individuals; compact body

a group of individuals united for a common purpose

the people forming a phalanstery

5. Anatomy

any of the bones forming the fingers or toes

Word origin

L < Gr, line of battle, bone between fingers, orig., log < IE base *bhel-, log > balk

Examples of 'phalanx' in a sentence
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The club have a phalanx of players out on loan.He quickly brought the show to an end and hurriedly left the stage, surrounded by a phalanx of burly bodyguards.By the time the bombers arrived over their targets, their formations were still intact but the phalanx protecting them had dwindled alarmingly.As she reached the bottom of the steps, surrounded by a phalanx of photographers, tears spilt from her eyes and she almost stumbled.So the other day I left to go to my garage at 9am and there was a whole phalanx of photographers camped out.

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单词	phalanx
释义	Trends of phalanx View usage for: phalanx (fælæŋks) Word forms: plural phalanxes, plural phalanges (fəlændʒiːz) 1. countable noun A phalanx is a group of soldiers or police who are standing or marching close together ready to fight. [formal] 2. countable noun A phalanx of people is a large group who are brought together for a particular purpose. [formal] ...a phalanx of waiters. [+ of] phalanx in British English (ˈfælæŋks) nounWord forms: plural phalanxes or phalanges (fæˈlændʒiːz) 1. an ancient Greek and Macedonian battle formation of hoplites presenting long spears from behind a wall of overlapping shields 2. any closely ranked unit or mass of people the police formed a phalanx to protect the embassy 3. a number of people united for a common purpose 4. (in Fourierism) a group of approximately 1800 persons forming a commune in which all property is collectively owned 5. anatomy any of the bones of the fingers or toes ▶ Related adjective: phalangeal 6. botany a. a bundle of stamens, joined together by their stalks (filaments) b. a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is on a broad front, as in the common reed Compare guerrilla Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek: infantry formation in close ranks, bone of finger or toe phalanx in American English (ˈfeɪˌlæŋks; ˈfælˌæŋks) nounWord forms: plural ˈphaˌlanxes or phalanges (fəˈlænˌdʒiz) 1. an ancient military formation of infantry in close, deep ranks with shields overlapping and spears extended 2. a massed group of individuals; compact body 3. a group of individuals united for a common purpose 4. the people forming a phalanstery 5. Anatomy any of the bones forming the fingers or toes Word origin L < Gr, line of battle, bone between fingers, orig., log < IE base bhel-, log > balk Examples of 'phalanx' in a sentence phalanx The club have a phalanx of players out on loan. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He quickly brought the show to an end and hurriedly left the stage, surrounded by a phalanx of burly bodyguards. Times, Sunday Times (2006) By the time the bombers arrived over their targets, their formations were still intact but the phalanx protecting them had dwindled alarmingly. Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003) As she reached the bottom of the steps, surrounded by a phalanx of photographers, tears spilt from her eyes and she almost stumbled. Times, Sunday Times (2007) So the other day I left to go to my garage at 9am and there was a whole phalanx of photographers camped out. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Word lists with phalanx bone related words related adjective phalangeal Nearby words of phalanx petty petulance petulant phalanx phallus phantasm phantasmagoric Synonyms of 'phalanx' phalanx Explore 'phalanx' in the dictionary*
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