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

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1. • Diffraction Grating
   • Military
   • Military Unit

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1. List of paraphrases for "echelon":

   level

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1. Ang Kian Seng:

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

2. Fort Hood:

   During the review period, no Commanding General or subordinate echelon commander chose to intervene proactively and mitigate known risks of high crime, sexual assault and sexual harassment. The result was a pervasive lack of confidence in the SHARP Program and an unacceptable lack of knowledge of core SHARP components regarding reporting and certain victim services.

3. Paul Rester:

   Al Sharbi was very forthcoming and very determined, al Sharbi was not in the planner-organizer echelon, Al Sharbi was in the executor-operator echelon. Al Sharbi made bombs, had direct ties to Bin Laden, and had sway over others because of that tie. Al Sharbi was extremely important to Al Sharbi terrorist network because Al Sharbi was well-trained and could make things work.

4. 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.

5. Adam Gorney:

   It’s just one of those programs that everybody feels is right on the verge of making something really big happen, and a lot of kids are attracted to that, alabama’s going to get theirs. Georgia’s going to get theirs. But now Texas AM is sort of right in that upper echelon of being able to recruit at that level.