echelon
echelon
[ˈɛʃəlɒn, ˈeɪʃ-]
noun
[ˈɛʃəlɒn, ˈeɪʃ-]
noun
- a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society
（组织、职业或社会的）等级；阶层
the upper echelons of the business world.
工商界的上流阶层。
■[often with modifier]a part of a military force differentiated by position in battle or by function
处于战场某方位的部队；执行某任务的部队
the rear echelon.
后卫部队。 - (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
(军)（部队、船只、飞机或车辆排列成的） 梯队，梯形队编；梯次配置
- [with obj.](Military)arrange in an echelon formation
(军)使列成梯队，使形成梯次配置
[as noun echeloning]the echeloning of fire teams.
消防员梯队。
- late 18th cent. (in sense 2): from French échelon, from échelle 'ladder', from Latin scala
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