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Echelon

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Noun

1. echelon

a body of troops arranged in a line

2. echelon

a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Echelon

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noun
1. 
a level of command, responsibility, etc (esp in the phrase the upper echelons)
2. military
a. 
a formation in which units follow one another but are offset sufficiently to allow each unit a line of fire ahead
b. 
a group formed in this way
3. physics
a type of diffraction grating used in spectroscopy consisting of a series of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
verb
4. 
to assemble in echelon

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Echelon

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noun
1. 
a. 
a steplike formation of ships or troops, in which each unit is slightly to the left or right of the one preceding it
b. 
a similar formation of aircraft with each step at a higher or lower level
2. 
any of the units in such a formation
3. 
a subdivision of a military force, according to position [rear echelon] or to function [command echelon]
4. 
a. 
any of the levels of responsibility or importance in an organization
b. 
the persons at one of these levels
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5. 
to assemble, or assume position, in echelon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Echelon

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n.
1.
a. A formation of troops in which each unit is positioned successively to the left or right of the rear unit to form an oblique or steplike line.
b. A flight formation or arrangement of craft in this manner.
c. A similar formation of groups, units, or individuals.
2. A subdivision of a military or naval force: a command echelon.
3. A level of responsibility or authority in a hierarchy; a rank: a job in the company's lower echelon.
4. Physics A special form of diffraction grating that resembles a flight of stairs of equal heights and equal widths.
tr. & intr.v. ech·e·loned, ech·e·lon·ing, ech·e·lons
To arrange or take place in an echelon.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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