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Word: Echelon
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 18th century (in echelon (sense 2 of the noun)): from French échelon, from échelle ‘ladder’, from Latin scala
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛʃəlɒn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈeɪʃlɒ̃
Dialects: British English
Definition:
arrange in an echelon formation
Short Definition:arrange in echelon
Examples:- the Task Force would take the left, echeloned to be able to sweep in from the west
- the echeloning of fire teams
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