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Definition echelon in British English

echelon noun

[countable] noun
/ˈeʃəlɒn/
1

one of the levels of status or authority in an organization, or the people at that level

Example

the upper echelons of power

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2

an arrangement of soldiers, ships, or aircraft in which each one is slightly to the right or left of the one in front

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Definition echelon in British English