phalanx
FORMAL
pha‧lanx /ˈfælæŋks $ ˈfeɪ-/ noun (plural phalanxes) [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) phalanges
بندانگشت، دسته به هم فشرده پیاده نظام سنگین اسلحه
pha‧lanx /ˈfælæŋks $ ˈfeɪ-/
noun (
plural phalanxes)
[countable] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: 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
phalanx of
A solid phalanx of policemen blocked the road. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲