phalanx
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈfeɪlæŋks/
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falange
- Their hoplite infantry fought with large, heavy Shields and Spears in a tight phalanx formation.
- hoplite phalanx
He goes and conquers the Persian Empire, makes himself the Persian king of kings with this phalanx of troops armed with the serissa.
- He goes and conquers the Persian Empire, makes himself the Persian king of kings with this phalanx of troops armed with the serissa.
Examples
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Cut to: Documentary footage - 11. Kent State University - (1970) - A phalanx of National Guardsmen advances.
Fiction book (1995) -
I drew up the spearmen in a formation much like the Macedonian phalanx.
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All right, take what men we have left and form a phalanx around the Mother Box.
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One hop light battle phalanx against another hop light phalanx.
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Looks like we're moving up against a big late Libyan phalanx with these hop lights.
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Hannibal, looking out, sees what he would take to be the normal square Roman phalanx.
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The phalanx charged into the beachhead the cavalry had carved.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mandoma gives a command, and the Africans form a phalanx around the women.
Fiction book (1992) -
Seeing the Spartans retreating, Allied phalanxes left the field.
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Charging together in a formation called a phalanx, hoplites made for a powerful army.
Synonyms
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7.5
A line of soldiers holding shields close together to form a strong defence
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7.4
A tight group of soldiers standing or marching together for drill
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Phalanx comes from an old Greek word meaning 'line' or 'finger', because ancient soldiers stood close together in a tight row like the fingers of a hand; that's why phalanx means a close formation of soldiers.