adj
Meaning 1
In echelon
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Usage: not-comparable
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en echelon
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adj
Meaning 2
In echelon:
Staggered; offset so that the wing turret on one side is mounted further forwards than the one on the opposite side.
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Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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adj
Meaning 3
In echelon:
Consisting of a series of diagonal lines, each somewhat offset from its neighbors, approximately parallel, but at an angle to a particular direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology
From French en échelon, literally in echelon.