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Word: Echelon
Speech Type: Noun
late 18th century (in echelon (sense 2 of the noun)): from French échelon, from échelle ‘ladder’, from Latin scala
ˈɛʃəlɒn
ˈeɪʃlɒ̃
a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society
Short Definition:level in organization or society
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:formation of troops, ships, etc.
Examples:- the regiment lined up shoulder to shoulder in three tight echelons
- there are two planes, lying in echelon with one another
Word: Echelon
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɛʃəlɒn
ˈeɪʃlɒ̃
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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