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1. (n.) echelon
a level of command, authority, or rank.
2. echelon
a stepped formation, as of troops, ships, or planes, in which individuals or elements are arranged in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front.
3. echelon
one of the groups of a formation so arranged.
4. (v.i.) echelon
to form in an echelon.
Etymology: (1790–1800; < F échelon, orig. rung of a ladder, OF eschelon ladder )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) echelon
a body of troops arranged in a line
2. (noun) echelon
a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) echelon
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 a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively; as, echelon distance
2. (noun) echelon
an arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V formation
3. (verb) echelon
to place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon
4. (verb) echelon
to take position in echelon
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. echelon
1. A subdivision of a headquarters, i.e., forward echelon, rear echelon. 2. Separate level of command. As compared to a regiment, a division is a higher echelon, a battalion is a lower echelon. 3. A fraction of a command in the direction of depth to which a principal combat mission is assigned; i.e., attack echelon, support echelon, reserve echelon. 4. A formation in which its subdivisions are placed one behind another, with a lateral and even spacing to the same side.
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