echelon

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[edit] Etymology

French échelon, from échelle 'ladder'.

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  • (RP) IPA: /ˈɛʃəlɒn/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈɛʃəlɑːn/

[edit] Noun

Singular
echelon

Plural
echelons

echelon (plural echelons)

  1. A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
  2. (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc. in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to echelon

Third person singular
echelons

Simple past
echeloned

Past participle
echeloned

Present participle
echeloning

to echelon (third-person singular simple present echelons, present participle echeloning, simple past and past participle echeloned)

  1. To form troops into an echelon.

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