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echelon

Noun

∙ A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
∙ A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows. military
∙ A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road. cycling

Verb

∙ To form troops into an echelon.

Echelon

Proper noun

∙ an international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications

BABYLON ENGLISH
echelon n.
level, rank; ranking

WORDNET 2.0
echelon
Noun
1. a body of troops arranged in a line
(hypernym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
(hypernym) diffraction grating, grating

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ECHELON
ECHELON originally a code-name, is now used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory nations to the UKUSA Security Agreement—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, also known as the Five Eyes.
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Echelon
Echelon may refer to:
A level or rank in an organization, profession, or societyEchelon formation, a military hierarchical formation, also used to describe the migratory patterns of birdsECHELON, a worldwide electronic intelligence-gathering operation, within the UKUSA Agreement, mainly for industry espionageEchelon parking, a way of arranging parked carsEchelon, New Jersey
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

echelon

Noun

∙ A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
∙ A formation of troops, ships, etc. in diagonal parallel rows. military
∙ A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road. cycling

Verb

∙ To form troops into an echelon.

Echelon

Proper noun

∙ an international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications

BABYLON ENGLISH
echelon n.
level, rank; ranking

WORDNET 2.0
echelon
Noun
1. a body of troops arranged in a line
(hypernym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
(hypernym) diffraction grating, grating

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
ECHELON
ECHELON originally a code-name, is now used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory nations to the UKUSA Security Agreement—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, also known as the Five Eyes.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Echelon
Echelon may refer to:
A level or rank in an organization, profession, or societyEchelon formation, a military hierarchical formation, also used to describe the migratory patterns of birdsECHELON, a worldwide electronic intelligence-gathering operation, within the UKUSA Agreement, mainly for industry espionageEchelon parking, a way of arranging parked carsEchelon, New Jersey
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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