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Echelon
ˈɛʃəlɒn
Echelon definitions
noun
echelon
echelons
- a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society
"the upper echelons of the business world"
- a formation of troops, ships, aircraft, or vehicles in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front
"the regiment lined up shoulder to shoulder in three tight echelons"
- a part of a military force differentiated by position in battle or by function
"the rear echelon"
verb
echelon
echeloned
echeloning
echelons
- arrange in an echelon formation
"the Task Force would take the left, echeloned to be able to sweep in from the west"