English-Thai Dictionary

echelon

N ระดับ ตำแหน่ง  position rank status ra-dab-tam-naeng

 

echelon

VT จัด ระดับ  jad-ra-dub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ECHELON

n.In military tactics, the position of an army in the form of steps, or with one division more advanced than another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ECHELON

Ech "e *lon, n. Etym: [F., fr. échelle ladder, fr. L. scala. ]

 

1. (Mil. )

 

Defn: 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. Upton (Tactics ).

 

2. (Naval )

 

Defn: An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or Encyc. Dict. 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.

 

ECHELON

ECHELON Ech "e *lon, v. t. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon.

 

ECHELON

ECHELON Ech "e *lon, v. i.

 

Defn: To take position in echelon. Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right. Upton (Tactics ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

echelon

ech e lon |ˈeSHəˌlän ˈɛʃəˌlɑn | ▶noun 1 a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society: the upper echelons of the business world. • [ often with modifier ] a part of a military force differentiated by position in battle or by function: the rear echelon. 2 Military a formation of troops, ships, aircraft, or vehicles in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Military arrange in an echelon formation: (as noun echeloning ) : the echeloning of fire teams. ORIGIN late 18th cent. ( sense 2 of the noun ): from French échelon, from échelle ‘ladder, ’ from Latin scala .

 

Oxford Dictionary

echelon

echelon |ˈɛʃəlɒn, ˈeɪʃ -| ▶noun 1 a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society: the upper echelons of the business world. 2 Military a formation of troops, ships, aircraft, or vehicles in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front. • [ often with modifier ] a part of a military force differentiated by position in battle or by function: the rear echelon. ▶verb [ with obj. ] Military arrange in an echelon formation. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun ): from French échelon, from échelle ‘ladder ’, from Latin scala .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

echelon

echelon noun he reached the upper echelons of government: level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, position, order.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

echelon

echelon noun he reached the upper echelons of government: level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, stratum, plane, position, order, division, sector.

 

French Dictionary

échelon

échelon n. m. nom masculin 1 Barreau d ’une échelle. : Il a gravi plusieurs échelons pour arriver au toit. 2 figuré Chacun des degrés d ’une série. : Avancer d ’un échelon dans la hiérarchie. SYNONYME palier . 3 Niveau. : À l ’échelon national, les sondages sont favorables. Note Orthographique éche l on.

 

échelonner

échelonner v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Répartir par échelons, de distance en distance. : Échelonner des arbustes dans le jardin. 2 Étaler dans le temps. : Échelonner des paiements sur trois ans. Être étalé dans l ’espace, dans le temps. : Cette hypothèque s ’échelonne sur cinq ans. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Nos versements hypothécaires se sont échelonnés sur plusieurs années. aimer Note Orthographique éche l onner.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

echelon

ech e lon /éʃəlɑ̀n |-lɔ̀n /名詞 C 1 ｟かたく ｠(組織 社会などの )レベル, 段階, 階層, 階級 ; 階層を同じくする人々 ▸ the lower echelons of society 下層階級 2 〘軍 〙(軍艦 車両 部隊などの )梯形 （ていけい ）, 梯形編成 [配置, 編隊 ], 階段形の隊形 .