Look up: echelon

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   echelon
   [n] - a body of troops arranged in a line 2. [n] - a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
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   echelon
   using this system,the United States,with the aid of a grid of telecommunications networks based on Vortex satellites,can intercept all messages sent within the European Union by telephone,fax or E-mail Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a subdivision of a headquarters, i.e. ,forward echelon, rear echelon 2.separate level of command. As compared to a regi...
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   Echelon
   Ech'e·lon (ĕsh' e *lŏn) noun [ French, from échelle ladder, from Latin 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 (Tact ...
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   Echelon
   Ech'e·lon transitive verb (Mil.) To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon.
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   Echelon
   Ech'e·lon intransitive verb To take position in echelon. « Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right.» Upton (Tactics).
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   echelon
   To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon. ... 1. 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. <astronomy> An arrangement ...
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   echelon
   noun a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
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   echelon
   noun a body of troops arranged in a line
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   ECHELON
   [[Image:Menwith-hill-radome.jpg|thumb|right|250px|thumbnail|A radome at RAF Menwith Hill, a site with satellite downlink capabilities that some believe to be used by ECHELON.]] `ECHELON` is a name used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory states to the UKUSA agreement; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United S...
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    Echelon
    • (v. i.) To take position in echelon. • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To place in echelon; to station divis...
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    Echelon
    (from the article `intelligence`) ...an immense variety of electronic espionage activities, many of which make use of sophisticated listening devices placed on planes and ships and in ...
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    echelon
    
    1. a body of troops arranged in a line
    2. a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
    
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