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ECHELONING
Verb
echeloning
present participle of echelon
Source: Wiktionary
ECHELON
Ech"e*lon, n. Etym: [F., fr. Ă©chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: 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).
2. (Naval)
Definition: 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.
Ech"e*lon, v. t. (Mil.)
Definition: To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon.
Ech"e*lon, v. i.
Definition: To take position in echelon. Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right. Upton (Tactics).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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