Echelon

What do we mean by echelon?

A formation of troops in which each unit is positioned successively to the left or right of the rear unit to form an oblique or steplike line. noun

A flight formation or arrangement of craft in this manner. noun

A similar formation of groups, units, or individuals. noun

A subdivision of a military or naval force. noun

A level of responsibility or authority in a hierarchy; a rank. noun

A special form of diffraction grating that resembles a flight of stairs of equal heights and equal widths. noun

To arrange or take place in an echelon. transitive & intransitive verb

To form in echelon.

A step-like arrangement or order; specifically, a military disposition of troops of such a nature that each division, brigade, regiment, company, or other body occupies a position parallel to, but not in the same alinement with, that in front, thus presenting the appearance of steps, and capable of being formed into one line by moving each of the less advanced divisions, etc., forward until they all aline. noun

Milit., one of the subdivisions of a command marching in echelon. noun

In optics, a set of glass plates placed one upon another, with the edge of each projecting slightly, stepwise, beyond the edge of the preceding one. The device, which is due to A. A. Michelson, is used for the production of diffraction spectra of high dispersion and resolving power. noun

To take position in echelon. intransitive verb

To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon. transitive verb

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. noun

An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V form. noun

A large lens constructed in several parts or layers, extending in a succession of annular rings beyond the central lens; -- used in lighthouses. noun

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. noun

A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows. noun

To form troops into an echelon. verb

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.

A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.

A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.

1.An elite group of fans completely dedicated to the service of the Mars Army. 2.Thirty Seconds To Mars fanbase (see 30STM) Urban Dictionary

A word used by a knobhead to describe a level in business to which they aspire to achieve but lack the ability to obtain. Urban Dictionary

US company working in the microelectronic industry. Created the neuron chips , implementing the Lontalk protocol , a seven layers protocol for embedded equipement. Urban Dictionary

The codename for the NSA's (National Security Agency) high-tech information-interception system. Echelon has a collection of satellite dishes (supposedly Echelon is made up of a network of satellite dishes)overseas, basically in all english-speaking countries (including America, Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand...). Echelon is said to intercept, on a daily basis, billions of e-mails, phonecalls, downloads, satellite transmissions, faxes, and any other form of digital media. This is used to help locate possible terrorists in the new age of cyber warfare. Echelon was made popular, and positively (as in, in a good way), by Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. ^_^ Urban Dictionary

Computer system operated by NSA for purposes of locating possible threats through scanning of electronic communications. Urban Dictionary

Echelon is a group of high executives that are merciless and vicious. But the do be looking spiffy tho Urban Dictionary

It is the higher level of any group. Urban Dictionary

The Echelon 2000 was designed by AG to keep a constant flow of “Sexy text” (See Definition) to females of AG's choice. The system is automated and utilises AG's mobile phone address book to constantly 'poll' a list of phone numbers with sms messages. The system is set-up to favour AG's friends sisters and has the ability to 'hack' their mobiles if extra information about them is needed. Urban Dictionary

A world project witch aims to tap all major modes of data transfer and Freedom of speech. Many people belive that project echelon threatens the freedom of future generations, and is the ground work for the right wing states of the future. Urban Dictionary

The way Spencer Owen (SpencerFC) describes top corner Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to echelon:
echelon, chelon.

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Words that rhyme with echelon:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective echelon:
form, officials, officers, personnel, leaders, system, positions, units, troops, systems, employees, members, executives, managers, forces, jobs, workers, bureaucrats, people, nodes, staff, faults, administrators, model, cadres, men, problem, divisions, management, leadership, servants, soldiers, maintenance, commanders, unit, executive, functionaries, pattern, posts, types, official, arrays, officer, agencies, organizations, chain, organization, structure, matrix, job, models, figures, headquarters, committees, commander, arrangement, agency, theory, formation, support, veins, network, cracks, training, employee, interaction, structures, member, regiments, team, respondents, networks, formations, technique, division, administration, teams, offices, decisions, corps, fractures, segments, bureaucrat, servant, folds, armies, diplomats, supervisors, firms, duties.

Consonant match to echelon:
ashkelon, ashqelon.

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