Echelon

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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
        a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively;


        as, echelon distance. --Upton (Tactics).
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     2. (Naval) An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V form.
        --Encyc. Dict.
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     {Echelon lens} (Optics), a large lens constructed in several
        parts or layers, extending in a succession of annular
        rings beyond the central lens; -- used in lighthouses.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Echelon \Ech"e*lon\, v. t. (Mil.)
     To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in
     echelon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Echelon \Ech"e*lon\, v. i.
     To take position in echelon.
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           Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from
           the right.                               --Upton
                                                    (Tactics).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  echelon
       n 1: a body of troops arranged in a line
       2: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of
          equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "echelon":
     battle array, caste, class, close formation, condition, deployment,
     disposition, file, footing, formation, formation flying, hierarchy,
     open order, order, order of battle, place, position,
     power structure, precedence, queue, rank, rate, rating, row,
     sphere, stage, standing, station, status, string, tier
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Echelon, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
     Population (2000):    10440
     Housing Units (2000): 5322
     Land area (2000):     2.835727 sq. miles (7.344500 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.012583 sq. miles (0.032591 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.848310 sq. miles (7.377091 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19900
     Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
     Location:             39.848180 N, 74.999503 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Echelon, NJ
      Echelon