echelon

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
echelon

Plural
echelons

  1. (countable) An echelon is a level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
  2. (countable) (military) An echelon is a formation of troops, ships in diagonal parallel rows.

Verb[change]

Plain form
echelon

Third-person singular
echelons

Past tense
echeloned

Past participle
echeloned

Present participle
echeloning

  1. (transitive) (military) If you echelon, you form troops into an echelon.