plural of echelon

An international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications.

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. / (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.

(linear algebra) Of a matrix: having undergone Gaussian elimination with the result that the leading coefficient or pivot (that is, the first nonzero number from the left) of a nonzero row is to the right of the pivot of the row above it, giving rise to a stepped appearance in the matrix.

(transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon.

simple past tense and past participle of echelon

present participle of echelon

(military) Arrangement in echelons.

plural of echelonment

Of or relating to an echelon.