present participle of echelon

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.

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

(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.

plural of echelon

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

simple past tense and past participle of echelon

Of or relating to an echelon.

(military) Arrangement in echelons.

plural of echelonment