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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.
Definition 2024
Echelon
Echelon
English
Proper noun
Echelon
- an international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications
echelon
echelon
English
Alternative forms
Noun
echelon (plural echelons)
- A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows.
- (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
Translations
level or rank
formation of troops
line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind
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Verb
echelon (third-person singular simple present echelons, present participle echeloning, simple past and past participle echeloned)
- To form troops into an echelon.
Translations
To form troops into an echelon
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See also
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Echelon formation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia