echelon

English

/ˈɛʃəlɒn/, /ˈɛʃəˌlɑn/

noun
Definitions
  • A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
  • (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
  • (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.

Etymology

Borrowed from French échelon (echelon, rung) derived from Latin scāla (ladder, stair, staircase, scale) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (jump, climb, scale, dart, scan, split off).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skend-

Gloss

jump, climb, scale, dart, scan, split off

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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