- echelon
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échelon — [ eʃ(ə)lɔ̃ ] n. m. • fin XIe; de échelle 1 ♦ Traverse d une échelle. ⇒ barreau, degré, 1. marche; enfléchure; région. ranche. Monter, descendre, sauter un échelon. Il a manqué un échelon et il est tombé. 2 ♦ (XVIe) Ce par quoi on monte ou descend … Encyclopédie Universelle
ECHELON — is a name used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory states to the UK USA Security Agreement (Australia, Canada, New Zealand,… … Wikipedia
ECHELON — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Echelon (homonymie). Stations d interception du Réseau Echelon situées à Menwith Hill (Royaume Uni) … Wikipédia en Français
ECHELON — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un domo de radar (radomo) en la base Menwith Hill de la Real Fuerza Aérea; se cree que es usada para ECHELON … Wikipedia Español
Echelon — * ECHELON is an intelligence gathering network run by an international alliance of signals intelligence organizations known as UKUSA * The Echelon is the street publicity team of the band 30 Seconds to Mars, and also the name of a song on their… … Wikipedia
echelon — ech‧e‧lon [ˈeʆəlɒn ǁ lɑːn] noun [countable] a rank or level of responsibility within an organization, group of businesses etc, or a person at that level: • those in the highest echelons of management • The banking system normally helps allocate… … Financial and business terms
echelon — [esh′ə län΄] n. [Fr échelon, ladder rung < échelle < OFr eschelle < L scala, ladder: see SCALE1] 1. a) a steplike formation of ships or troops, in which each unit is slightly to the left or right of the one preceding it b) a similar… … English World dictionary
Echelon — (рус. Эшелон): Эшелон глобальная система радиоэлектронной разведки, главным оператор АНБ США. Echelon варезная группа, специализирующаяся на нелегальном распространении ISO образов консольных игр. Echelon английское… … Википедия
Echelon — Ech e*lon ([e^]sh e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. [ e]chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.] 1. (Mil.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Echelon — Ech e*lon, v. t. (Mil.) To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Echelon — Ech e*lon, v. i. To take position in echelon. [1913 Webster] Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right. Upton (Tactics). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
