Echelon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈeʃəlɑːn|  American pronunciation of the word echelon
Brit.  |ˈeʃəlɒn|  British pronunciation of the word echelon

noun

- status in a society or organization
the upper echelon
- a body of troops arranged in a line
- a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

Extra examples

We heard stories of corruption in the upper echelons of the firm.

Their clients are drawn from the highest echelons of society.

Word forms

noun
singular: echelon
plural: echelons
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