Macedonian phalanx
Ancient History
noun
The characteristic formation of the Macedonian army, consisting of infantry armed with long two-handed pikes and marshalled sixteen-deep in close formation (introduced by Philip II, king of Macedonia 395–36 b.c., as an improvement on the earlier Greek hoplite infantry).
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Washington (fl. 1585).
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