'Echelon' definitions:
Definition of 'echelon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A body of troops arranged in a line
noun
A diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
Definition of 'Echelon'
From: GCIDE
- Echelon \Ech"e*lon\, v. t. (Mil.) To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Echelon'
From: GCIDE
- Echelon \Ech"e*lon\, v. i. To take position in echelon. [1913 Webster]
- Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right. --Upton (Tactics). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Echelon'
From: GCIDE
- Echelon \Ech"e*lon\ ([e^]sh"e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. ['e]chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.]
- 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. --Upton (Tactics). [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naval) An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V form. --Encyc. Dict. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'echelon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- battle array,
- caste,
- class,
- close formation,
- condition,
- deployment,
- disposition,
- file,
- footing,
- formation,
- formation flying,
- hierarchy,
- open order,
- order,
- order of battle,
- place,
- position,
- power structure,
- precedence,
- queue,
- rank,
- rate,
- rating,
- row,
- sphere,
- stage,
- standing,
- station,
- status,
- string,
- tier
Echelon, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Echelon, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
Population (2000) :
10440
Housing Units (2000) :
5322
Land area (2000) :
2.835727 sq. miles (7.344500 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.012583 sq. miles (0.032591 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.848310 sq. miles (7.377091 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19900
Located within :
New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location :
39.848180 N, 74.999503 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.