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Phalanx
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phalanx
English
Proper noun
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.
See also
Phalanx CIWS
German
Etymology
16th century, de grc φάλαγξ 1, in part through its descendant de la phalanx.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfaːlaŋ(k)s/
de De-Phalanx.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,en:Phalangen[learned]
phalanx ancient infantry troop with joined shields, de figurative solid front, unified camp
Declension
f,en:Phalangen