ECHELON
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Ech"e*lon (ĕsh"&eitalic_;*lŏn), n. [F., fr. échelle 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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Ech"e*lon (?), v. t. (Mil.) To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon.
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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.
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