ALL meanings of echelon
ech·e·lon
E e - noun echelon Arrange in an echelon formation. 1
- noun echelon a level of command, authority, or rank: After years of service, she is now in the upper echelon of city officials. Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing. 1
- noun echelon a level of worthiness, achievement, or reputation: studying hard to get into one of the top echelon colleges. Synonyms: degree, position, tier. 1
- noun echelon Military. a formation of troops, ships, airplanes, etc., in which groups of soldiers or individual vehicles or craft are arranged in parallel lines, either with each line extending to the right of the one in front (right echelon) or with each line extending to the left of the one in front (left echelon) so that the whole presents the appearance of steps. 1
- noun echelon Military. one of the groups of a formation so arranged. 1
- noun echelon Archaic. any structure or group of structures arranged in a steplike form. 1
- noun echelon Also called echelon grating. Spectroscopy. a diffraction grating that is used in the resolution of fine structure lines and consists of a series of plates of equal thickness stacked in staircase fashion. 1
- countable noun echelon An echelon in an organization or society is a level or rank in it. 0
- countable noun echelon An echelon is a military formation in which soldiers, vehicles, ships, or aircraft follow each other but are spaced out sideways so that they can see ahead. 0
- noun echelon a level of command, responsibility, etc (esp in the phrase the upper echelons) 0
- noun echelon a formation in which units follow one another but are offset sufficiently to allow each unit a line of fire ahead 0
- noun echelon a group formed in this way 0
- noun echelon a type of diffraction grating used in spectroscopy consisting of a series of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset 0
- verb echelon to assemble in echelon 0
- noun echelon a steplike formation of ships or troops, in which each unit is slightly to the left or right of the one preceding it 0
- noun echelon a similar formation of aircraft with each step at a higher or lower level 0
- noun echelon any of the units in such a formation 0
- noun echelon a subdivision of a military force, according to position [rear echelon] or to function [command echelon] 0
- noun echelon any of the levels of responsibility or importance in an organization 0
- noun echelon the persons at one of these levels 0
- verb transitive echelon to assemble, or assume position, in echelon 0
- noun echelon A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. 0
- noun echelon (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows. 0
- verb echelon To form troops into an echelon. 0