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Meaning Of Phalanx
n.
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.
n.
Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any
combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a
union.
n.
A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.
n.
One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the
metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
n.
A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.