| Phalanx 1. (n.) A compact body of people; 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. (n.) Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union. 3. (n.) A Fourierite community; a phalanstery. 4. (n.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode. 5. (n.) A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers. Thesaurus Entries KP, age group, army, army group, band, battalion, battery, battle group, bevy, body, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, cast, clique, cohort, column, combat command, combat team, company, complement, contingent, corps, coterie, covey, crew, crowd, detachment, detail, division, faction, field army, field train, file, fleet, flying column, gang, garrison, group, grouping, groupment, in-group, junta, kitchen police, legion, maniple, mob, movement, organization, out-group, outfit, pack, party, peer group, platoon, posse, rank, regiment, salon, section, set, squad, squadron, stable, string, tactical unit, task force, team, train, tribe, troop, troupe, unit, wing |