English

Etymology
French échelon, from échelle 'ladder'.

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/����l�n/
italbrac|US IPA|/����l��n/

Noun
en-noun

1. A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
2. military A formation of troops, ships, etc. in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front.

Translations
trans-top|A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society
Finnish: taso
trans-mid

trans-bottom

trans-top|A formation of troops
Finnish: porrastus
trans-mid
Italian: scaglione m
trans-bottom

Verb
to echelon

1. To form troops into an echelon

Translations

Italian: scaglionare
mid

io:echelon
pl:echelon
ru:echelon
vi:echelon
zh:echelon

• 2007-09-06 10:23 - SemperBlotto - add verb

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