echelon arrangement

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• Echelon — Ech e*lon ([e^]sh e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. [ e]chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.] 1. (Mil.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Echelon lens — Echelon Ech e*lon ([e^]sh e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. [ e]chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.] 1. (Mil.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• echelon — 1796, step like arrangement of troops, from Fr. échelon level, echelon, lit. rung of a ladder, from O.Fr. eschelon, from eschiele ladder, from L.L. scala stair, slope, from L. scalae (pl.) ladder, steps, from PIE *skand to spring, leap (see SCAN… …   Etymology dictionary

• echelon — I. noun Etymology: French échelon, literally, rung of a ladder, from Old French eschelon, from eschele ladder, from Late Latin scala Date: 1796 1. a. (1) an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• echelon — i. An arrangement of aircraft flying a formation in which each flies at a level above or below another aircraft in the formation and usually at a distance to the right or the left. Aircraft are said to be in the echelon port or the starboard,… …   Aviation dictionary

• echelon — UK [ˈeʃəlɒn] / US [ˈeʃəˌlɑn] noun [countable] Word forms echelon : singular echelon plural echelons 1) one of the levels of status or authority in an organization, or the people at that level upper/lower echelons: the upper echelons of power 2)… …   English dictionary

• echelon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grade, position. See degree, arrangement. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [ESH uh lon] any one level in a multi level group. It was the upper echelon s responsibility to devise new… …   English dictionary for students

• arrangement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Putting in proper order Nouns 1. arrangement, plan, preparation, disposition, disposal, distribution, deployment, sorting; configuration, form, format, grouping, placement, formation, constitution,… …   English dictionary for students

• echelon — ech|e|lon [ eʃə,lan ] noun count 1. ) one of the levels of status or authority in an organization, or the people in that level: upper/lower echelons: the upper echelons of power 2. ) an arrangement of soldiers, ships, or aircraft in which each… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• échelon —   n. step like arrangement of troops with divisions parallel but offset diagonally to rear; a section of a military command or other organisation …   Dictionary of difficult words

• en echelon — än+ adverb (or adjective) Etymology: French en échelon : in the arrangement or order of an echelon en echelon faults * * * en échelon see echelon …   Useful english dictionary