(historical, plural phalanxes) 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.

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.

plural of phalanx

Alternative form of distal phalange

(anatomy) Any of the phalanx bones in the middle of the fingers or toes; intermediate phalanx

Alternative form of proximal phalange

Alternative form of intermediate phalange