Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuadro • escalón • esfera • estamento • estrato • nivel • peldaño • rango
A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
Officials in China are divided into three echelons, or generations. The first echelon joined the Communist Party in the 1920s, soon after the party was founded. […] The second eche…
Other important functions performed by the GP [general practitioner] are those of referring patients to other (health) care facilities and acting as contact person for other provid…
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A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
Cyclists in an echelon take up more room in the traffic lane than they do when riding single or double file.
In an echelon, in which several cyclists are sitting in on one another, each rider takes his turn of about 200 meters at the front before dropping to the rear.
escalón
A formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.
The order in echelons is favorable for attack, because it readily conforms to the nature of the ground, and does not necessitate engaging more than a part of the forces; it is adop…
The troops selected by his Royal Highness for this daring exploit, consisted of the war battalions of the 3d, 6th, and 7th regiments of the Royal Guard, forming the first echelon,…
Meanings (ES + gloss)
escalonar
To form troops into an echelon.
Behind the 17th Panzer Division the corps echeloned the main force of its other division, the 16th Panzer Division.
July 1, Montcalm made a movement in advance, echeloning his troops from Fort Carillon to the foot of Lake George, to curb the enemy, and obstruct their landing.
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