phalanx

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for phalanx

phalanx 🔊 /fejˈlæŋks/

phalanx : පාලිකය

phalanx : ඇඟිලි ඇටය

phalanx : පර්වනය

phalanx : සේනාබ්‍යහය

phalanx : ජනතා සමූහය

phalanx : සෙබළ මුළ

phalanx definition

Noun.

  1. 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.
  2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union.
  3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.
  4. One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
  5. A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.