phalanx in French
phalanx in French is phalange — phalanx means a tight military formation of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder with shields and spears, used in ancient Greece.
phalanx in French
phalange
What does "phalanx" mean?
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noun A tight military formation of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder with shields and spears, used in ancient Greece.
"The Macedonian phalanx advanced with spears bristling in every direction."
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noun A large, tightly packed group of people or things acting together.
"A phalanx of photographers blocked the actor's path."
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noun One of the small bones that make up a finger or toe.
"The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in the proximal phalanx."
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phalanx in a sentence
- The Macedonian phalanx advanced with spears bristling in every direction.
- A phalanx of photographers blocked the actor's path.
- The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in the proximal phalanx.
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What is "phalanx" in French?
"phalanx" in French is phalange. phalanx means: A tight military formation of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder with shields and spears, used in ancient Greece.
How do you use "phalanx" in a sentence?
Example: "The Macedonian phalanx advanced with spears bristling in every direction." In French, "phalanx" is phalange.
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