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echelon noun

  /ˈeɪ-/ , /ˈɛk.ə.lɒn/ , /ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/ , /ˈɛʃ.əˌlɑn/
  • (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows. [from late 18th c.]
 scaglione

echelon verb

  /ˈeɪ-/ , /ˈɛk.ə.lɒn/ , /ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/ , /ˈɛʃ.əˌlɑn/
  • (transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon.
 scaglionare
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