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Echelon   Listen
noun
Echelon  n.  
1.
(Mil.) 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.
2.
(Naval) An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V form.
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.





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