Words and phrases - Echelons
Echelons
Meaning : a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
Synonyms : level, place, position, step, degree, rank, tier, stratum
The word echelons is derived from french word échelon meaning rung of a ladder. It is usually used for the various ranks in military or positions in an organisation. It is also used for formation of troops in lines.
Origin : French échelon, from Old French eschelon, rung of a ladder, from eschiele,ladder, from Late Latin scāla, back-formation from Latin scālae, steps, ladder; seeskand- in Indo-European roots.
First known use of echelon :
Sentences :
Sources : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/echelons
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echelon
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/echelon
Meaning : a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
A formation of troops in which each unit is positioned successively to the left or right of the rear unit to form an oblique or steplike line.
A flight formation or arrangement of craft in this manner.
flight formation in which each airplane flies at a certain elevation above or below and at a certain distance behind and to the right or left of the airplane ahead
flight formation in which each airplane flies at a certain elevation above or below and at a certain distance behind and to the right or left of the airplane ahead
The word echelons is derived from french word échelon meaning rung of a ladder. It is usually used for the various ranks in military or positions in an organisation. It is also used for formation of troops in lines.
Origin : French échelon, from Old French eschelon, rung of a ladder, from eschiele,ladder, from Late Latin scāla, back-formation from Latin scālae, steps, ladder; seeskand- in Indo-European roots.
First known use of echelon :
circa 1860
Sentences :
A squaddy from a rear echelon of the regiment had seen Kenworthy go to ground, and came to him.DISPLACED PERSON
But this disparity in the higher echelon is not peculiar to the NHS.TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2002)
It didn't take much for him to win over the Sena's top echelon , as his subsequent election to the Rajya Sabha indicates.INDIA TODAY (1997)
Wellington's centre had withstood the attack of the first Guard echelon , the grenadiers.WATERLOO: NAPOLEON'S LAST GAMBLE (2005)
What's certain is that the remaining members of the Hussein regime's top echelon are frantically scrambling to avoid arrest.GLOBE AND MAIL (2003)
Yet this is important for only the top echelon of global companies.TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2002)
Sources : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/echelons
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echelon
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/echelon
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