echelon
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See also échelon
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French échelon, from échelle (“ladder”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
echelon (plural echelons)
- A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows.
Translations [edit]
A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society
A formation of troops
Verb [edit]
echelon (third-person singular simple present echelons, present participle echeloning, simple past and past participle echeloned)
- To form troops into an echelon.
Translations [edit]
To form troops into an echelon
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See also [edit]
Echelon formation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Echelon formation