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phalanx

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

Translations

phalanxnoun

phalanges

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

фаланга

The soldiers formed a phalanx to protect themselves from the enemy.

Солдаты образовали фалангу, чтобы защититься от врага.

кость пальца

The doctor explained that the injury was to the phalanx of the finger.

Доктор объяснил, что травма была на кости пальца.

Additional translations

боевой порядок

Synonyms

phalanxadjective

/ˈfælæŋks/

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

Attributive use in phrases such as "phalanx formation" or "phalanx bone".

Synonyms

Definitions

phalanxnoun

A body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.

The riot police formed a phalanx to control the crowd.

A group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body.

A phalanx of reporters gathered outside the courthouse.

A bone of the finger or toe in humans or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

The X-ray revealed a fracture in the phalanx of his index finger.

In Fourierist socialism, a self-sufficient cooperative community composed of many families working together for mutual benefit.

The reformer dreamed of organizing society into phalanxes based on shared labor and profits.

phalanxadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a phalanx; arranged or operating in a compact, close-ranked formation.

The soldiers advanced in phalanx formation across the field.