Synonyms for echelon
ˈɛʃ əˌlɒnech·e·lon

Princeton's WordNet

1. echelonnoun

   a body of troops arranged in a line

2. echelonnoun

   a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

Matched Categories

1. • Diffraction Grating
   • Military
   • Military Unit

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1. List of paraphrases for "echelon":

   level

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1. Ruslan Trad:

   These people know each other, often travel to the same destinations, communicate and have a closed system. Tatarsky occupied a significant place in this community, at the same time, he was also a critic of the Russian officer corps and the upper echelon making decisions about military actions. Sometimes his … analysis caused a wave of negative reactions among officers, because he, as a staunch defender of Russia and its army, wanted to see this army more successful than it actually was.

2. Jeff Jacobson:

   Big name speakers get well into six figures to make an appearance or give a speech at an event. If they choose to pursue that avenue, they would be considered in the top echelon of speakers.

3. Ang Kian Seng:

   We will set the highest efficiency standards for these top echelon buildings, and then move the mass population towards that standard.

4. Bob Kroll:

   They need to get their political needs out of it. They need to allow the chief to be a chief and run the department and take feedback from her upper echelon.

5. Jonathan Miller:

   Generally, we see a 20 % to 30 % premium in this echelon, but this isn't a record, we've seen 100 % premiums.