- Phalanx
Phalanx (From
Ancient Greek polytonic| ("finger")) can have many meanings, as the original Greek also did: The Greek meaning was one of a military formation, it consisted of four sides resembling a rectangle. For the most part this strategy worked but was the only form they had, many times the battle was lost if the formation was broken.Phalanx may refer to:Medicine
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Phalanx bones , in hands and feetMilitary
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Phalanx formation , in ancient warfare
*Phalanx CIWS , a U.S. Navy defense system to protect against an anti-ship missilePolitics
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North American Phalanx , a utopian community organized on proto-communist Fourierist principles, or its journalThe Phalanx
* The SpanishFalange
* The LebaneseKataeb Party The arts
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Phalanx art school , a private art school in MunichArchitecture
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Phalanstère , a building layout developed by utopian socialistCharles Fourier Literature
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Phalanx (comics) , a species of villainous mechanical aliens in Marvel Comics, most recently appearing in
*The Phalanx , a Fourierist journalMusic
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Phalanx (album) ", a 1983 live album by Australian surf rock band,Australian Crawl Religion
* The "falanges" (legions of spirits) of the Brazilian
Umbanda religionComputers
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Phalanx (computer programming quality assurance technique)
*Phalanx (video game) , a Super NES and Game Boy Advance video game
* the 13th Colossus from the video gameShadow of the Colossus
* Phalanx, a system that uses swarms of bots (a goodbotnet ) to defend internet servers from criminal botnets,developed by the University of Washington.
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