noun🔗Share(plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears."The phalanx of students lined up in the hall, their shields (textbooks) and spears (pens) ready for the upcoming exam. "militaryhistorywargrouporganizationweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.""The group of friends decided to start a phalanx in the countryside, hoping to create a self-sufficient, cooperative community based on Fourier's ideas." "historysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose."The phalanx of students eagerly awaited the start of the school year. "groupmilitaryorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe."The doctor examined the X-ray, pointing to a small fracture in the proximal phalanx of my big toe. "anatomybodypartphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
