Phalanx
Phalanx noun - Any closely ranked crowd of people.
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Synonyms for Phalanx
Side and phalanx are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Side" instead a noun "Phalanx".
Nearby Word: phalange
Side
Side noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.
Both words in one sentence
- At the Battle of Leuctra, they overweighted one side of their phalanx to collapse the Spartan host.
Source: Strategy Versus Tactics - Their physical training is the most famous, but the truly decisive ones were the discipline to turn their phalanx (meaning they could suddenly change direction and charge an enemy phalanx on the side, if the terrain allowed it) and knowing how to use their decorative swords.
Source: Boring But Practical / Real Life -
Bleak Level: This game was already on the Darker and Edgier side compared to the original, and The Very Definitely Final Dungeon stages in the Phalanx mothership take it Up to Eleven.
Source: Video Game / X-Men 2: Clone Wars
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