how to pronounce phalanx

/ˈfɛɪləŋks/

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An example use of phalanx in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… half and involved in complete phalanx of …”

meanings of phalanx

noun:

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.
A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
One of the bones of the finger or toe.

name:

The brand name of a radar-controlled rapid fire 20mm Gatling-type machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see-wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles.

phalanx frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word phalanx occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics phalanx can be related to

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