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1Echelon formation — An echelon formation is a military formation in which members are arranged diagonally. Each member is stationed behind and to the right (a right echelon ), or behind and to the left ( left echelon ), of the member ahead. The name of the formation …
2echelon — [esh′ə län΄] n. [Fr échelon, ladder rung < échelle < OFr eschelle < L scala, ladder: see SCALE1] 1. a) a steplike formation of ships or troops, in which each unit is slightly to the left or right of the one preceding it b) a similar… …
3Echelon — Ech e*lon ([e^]sh e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. [ e]chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.] 1. (Mil.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of …
4Echelon — Ech e*lon, v. i. To take position in echelon. [1913 Webster] Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right. Upton (Tactics). [1913 Webster] …
5Echelon lens — Echelon Ech e*lon ([e^]sh e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. [ e]chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.] 1. (Mil.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the… …
6echelon — I. noun Etymology: French échelon, literally, rung of a ladder, from Old French eschelon, from eschele ladder, from Late Latin scala Date: 1796 1. a. (1) an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the… …
7echelon — echelonment, n. /esh euh lon /, n. 1. a level of command, authority, or rank: the top echelon of city officials. 2. a formation of troops, ships, airplanes, etc., in which groups of soldiers or individual vehicles or craft are arranged in… …
8echelon — i. An arrangement of aircraft flying a formation in which each flies at a level above or below another aircraft in the formation and usually at a distance to the right or the left. Aircraft are said to be in the echelon port or the starboard,… …
9echelon — /ˈɛʃəlɒn / (say eshuhlon) noun 1. a level of command: in the higher echelons. 2. a formation of troops, ships, aeroplanes, etc., in which groups are disposed in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front, so that the whole… …
10echelon — UK [ˈeʃəlɒn] / US [ˈeʃəˌlɑn] noun [countable] Word forms echelon : singular echelon plural echelons 1) one of the levels of status or authority in an organization, or the people at that level upper/lower echelons: the upper echelons of power 2)… …
