1. phalanx - Noun
2. Phalanx - Proper noun
A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men.
Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union.
A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.
One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA bald, bearded head with fists raised, a phalanx of food on sticks — Northwest artist Ryan W. Kelly says his papier-mâché-style creations are the spawn of “half-cocked dream logic.” Source: Internet
Alexander arranged a double phalanx, with the center advancing at an angle, parting when the chariots bore down and then reforming. Source: Internet
After pushing back and steam-rolling through the Roman legions, the phalanx had to pursue the retreating Roman infantry on the muddy hillsides behind the Roman army. Source: Internet
Back in the intimate space at Ovations you sit snuggled up against other patrons in club chairs, drink in hand, all focused on the small stage with its phalanx of microphones and a glistening grand piano. Source: Internet
Adductor hallucis acts as a tensor of the plantar arches and also adducts the big toe and then might plantar flex the proximal phalanx. Source: Internet
Battle of Mons Lactarius The Goths suddenly came down the mountain in a compact phalanx, catching the army off guard who were also on foot. Source: Internet