phalanx

нестандартное множественное число

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to any of the bones of the fingers or toes, a closely ranked crowd of people, or a body of troops in close array.

• 🇷🇺Существительное с несколькими значениями: может обозначать любую из костей пальцев рук или ног, плотно стоящую толпу людей или воинское подразделение в сомкнутом строю.

1. Bone of finger or toe C1 formal medical

   Any of the small bones that form the fingers or toes in humans and many other vertebrates.

   • The surgeon repaired the fractured phalanx in his index finger.
   • Each finger consists of three phalanges, except the thumb which has two.
   • X-rays revealed a break in the proximal phalanx of her toe.

   🇷🇺Фаланга

2. Closely ranked crowd C1 formal

   A group of people or things standing closely together, often for a common purpose.

   • A phalanx of reporters awaited the celebrity outside the hotel.
   • The protesters formed a phalanx in front of the government building.
   • A phalanx of security guards surrounded the VIP.

   🇷🇺Сомкнутый строй

   Синонимы: arrayassemblagecrowdhordehostmassmultitudethrong

3. Military formation C1 formal

   A body of troops or soldiers arranged in close, deep ranks, historically used in ancient Greek warfare.

   • The Macedonian phalanx was a formidable force on the battlefield.
   • The soldiers advanced in a tight phalanx formation.
   • The general ordered the phalanx to hold its position against the enemy charge.

   🇷🇺Фаланга

   Синонимы: columnformationhostlegionmass

• phalanges plural form
• phalanxes plural form
• phalanges' possessive plural form
• phalanxes' possessive plural form
• phalanx's possessive singular form