echelon
noun
/ˈeɪ-/
,
/ˈɛk.ə.lɒn/
,
/ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/<a:RP>
,
/ˈɛʃ.əˌlɑn/
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- A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
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grad,
lag,
trin
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- (military) A formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in diagonal parallel rows. [from late 18th c.]
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led,
niveau
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