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Noun: echelon  'e-shu`lón
  1. A body of troops arranged in a line
     
  2. A diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

Derived forms: echelons

Type of: diffraction grating, force, grating, military force, military group, military unit

Encyclopedia: Echelon Echelon, NJ Echelon, New Jersey

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