echelon

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛʃəlɒn/ or /ˈeɪ-/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛʃəˌlɑn/

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• Hyphenation: ech‧e‧lon

Noun

Singular echelon

Plural echelons

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

Verb

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.