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echelon


2echelon

verb

Definition of ECHELON

transitive verb
: to form or arrange in an echelon
intransitive verb
: to take position in an echelon

First Known Use of ECHELON

circa 1860

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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