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Phalanx
UK
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
US
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
Translation of "phalanx" into Russian
phalanx
Noun
UK
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
US
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
phalanx
phalanges pl
phalanxes pl
кость пальца
The doctor explained that the injury was to the phalanx of the finger.
Доктор объяснил, что травма была на кости пальца.
The soldiers formed a phalanx to protect themselves from the enemy.
Солдаты образовали фалангу, чтобы защититься от врага.
Definitions
phalanx
Noun
UK
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
US
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
A body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.
The riot police formed a phalanx to control the crowd.
A group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body.
A phalanx of reporters gathered outside the courthouse.
A bone of the finger or toe in humans or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
The X-ray revealed a fracture in the phalanx of his index finger.
In Fourierist socialism, a self-sufficient cooperative community composed of many families working together for mutual benefit.
The reformer dreamed of organizing society into phalanxes based on shared labor and profits.
phalanx
Adjective
UK
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
US
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
Relating to or characteristic of a phalanx; arranged or operating in a compact, close-ranked formation.
The soldiers advanced in phalanx formation across the field.
Idioms and phrases
military phalanx
The soldiers advanced in a tight military phalanx.
военная фаланга
Солдаты двигались вперед плотной военной фалангой.
police phalanx
The protesters were met by a police phalanx.
полицейская фаланга
Протестующих встретила полицейская фаланга.
human phalanx
A human phalanx blocked the entrance to the building.
человеческая фаланга
Человеческая фаланга заблокировала вход в здание.
disorganized phalanx
The troops turned into a disorganized phalanx after the surprise attack.
неорганизованная фаланга
Войска превратились в неорганизованную фалангу после внезапной атаки.
tight phalanx
The army formed a tight phalanx to protect their leader.
плотная фаланга
Армия сформировала плотную фалангу, чтобы защитить своего лидера.