What does "echelon" mean?
Echelon: (Naval) An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or Encyc. Dict. 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.
Additional senses
- 2.To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon.
- 3.To take position in echelon. Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right. Upton (Tactics).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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