Echelon in English dictionary

  • echelon

    Meanings and definitions of "Echelon"

    • A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
    • (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows.
    • To form troops into an echelon.
    • noun
      A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
    • noun
      (military)
      A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows.
    • noun
      (cycling)
      A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
    • verb
      To form troops into an echelon.
    • A level of responsibility or authority in a hierarchy.
    • A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society
    • A formation of troops
    • To form troops into an echelon
    • noun
      a body of troops arranged in a line
    • noun
      a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
    • noun
      status in a society or organization; "the upper echelon"

    Synonyms of "Echelon" in English dictionary

    military force, diffraction grating, force are the top synonyms of "Echelon" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Echelon

    • echelon ( third-person singular simple present echelons, present participle echeloning, simple past and past participle echeloned)
    • echelon ( plural  echelons)
    • echelon (plural echelons)
    • echelon (third-person singular simple present echelons, present participle echeloning, simple past and past participle echeloned)
  • Echelon

    Meanings and definitions of "Echelon"

    • an international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications
    • proper
      an international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications
  • ECHELON

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