phalanx

noun

/ˈfælæŋks/

/ˈfeɪlæŋks/

(formal)

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(plural phalanxes)
a group of people or things standing very close together密集的人（或事物）
- The protesters ran into a solid phalanx of riot police.抗议者遇到了一大群防暴警察。
(plural phalanges
/fəˈlændʒiz/

/fəˈlændʒiz/
)
(anatomy解剖学) a bone of the finger or toe密集的人（或事物）

Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a body of Macedonian infantry): via Latin from Greek.