phalanx
21phalanx — noun a) a large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose. There, the Paisleyites were being held back by another phalanx of soldiers and policemen. b) One of the bones of the… …
22phalanx — n. formation to form a (solid) phalanx * * * [ fælæŋks] [ formation ] to form a (solid) phalanx …
23phalanx — pha|lanx [ˈfælæŋks US ˈfeı ] n plural phalanxes formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek, line of a battle, bone of a finger or toe ] a large group of people or things standing close together so that it is difficult to go through them… …
24phalanx — UK [ˈfælæŋks] / US [ˈfeɪlˌæŋks] noun [countable] Word forms phalanx : singular phalanx plural phalanxes formal a group of people or things standing or placed close together …
25Phalanx — noun The brand name of a radar controlled rapid fire 20mm machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles …
26Phalanx — Pha̲·lanx [f ] die; , Pha·lan·gen; geschr; eine Gruppe von Menschen, die sich geschlossen auf ein Ziel hin bewegen <eine (geschlossene) Phalanx bilden> …
27Phalanx — Pha|lanx die; , ...l’angen [...ŋgən] <über gleichbed. lat. phalanx aus gr. phálagx, eigtl. »Balken, (Baum)stamm«>: 1. tief gestaffelte, geschlossene Schlachtreihe des schweren Fußvolks im Griechenland der Antike. 2. geschlossene Front (z. B …
28phalanx — plural phalanxes noun (C) 1 a large group of people who stand close together so that it is difficult to go through them: A solid phalanx of policemen blocked the road. 2 a group of soldiers who stand or move closely together in battle …
29phalanx — pha•lanx [[t]ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks[/t]] n. pl. pha•lanx•es, pha•lan•ges [[t]fəˈlæn dʒiz[/t]] 1) anh (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping 2) …
30Phalanx formation — Phalanx redirects here. For other uses, see Phalanx (disambiguation). The phalanx (Ancient Greek: φάλαγξ, Modern Greek: φάλαγγα, phālanga; plural phalanxes or phalanges; Ancient and Modern Greek: φάλαγγες, phālanges) is a rectangular mass… …
