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▸ noun: (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
▸ noun: (military) A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.
▸ verb: (transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon.
▸ adjective: (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.
▸ noun: An international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications.
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echelonment,
rank,
rear echelon,
commander,
ordinal rank,
position,
order,
hierarchy,
C-level,
ladder,
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