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Webster 1913 Edition
Echelon
Ech′e-lon
(ĕsh′e-lŏn)
, Noun.
[F., fr.
échelle
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 a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively;
as,
. echelon
distanceUpton (Tactics).
2.
(Naval)
An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or
V
form. Encyc. Dict.
Echelon lens
(Optics)
, a large lens constructed in several parts or layers, extending in a succession of annular rings beyond the central lens; – used in lighthouses.
Ech′e-lon
,Verb.
T.
(Mil.)
To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon.
Ech′e-lon
,Verb.
I.
To take position in echelon.
Change direction to the left,
echelon
by battalion from the right. Upton (Tactics).
Webster 1828 Edition
Echelon
ECHELON'
,Noun.